iOS Engineer

SoundCloud; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading music platform is looking for a Senior iOS Engineer to join their Apple Platforms team in London. This role involves developing and maintaining apps across iOS, Apple Watch, and CarPlay. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Swift, Objective-C, and a passion for mobile development. The company offers a flexible work culture, generous PTO, and professional development opportunities, making it an exciting environment for someone eager to innovate and contribute to the future of music.

Benefits

Creativity and Wellness benefit

Employee Stock Ownership Plan

Flexible vacation policy

16 weeks paid parental leave

Free German courses

Weekly free lunches

Qualifications

• Professional experience building iOS applications using Swift.
• Strong knowledge of object-oriented programming.
• Comfortable improving large existing codebases.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain SoundCloud’s apps across Apple platforms.
• Contribute to modernizing the codebase by refactoring Objective-C.
• Collaborate closely with product, design, backend teams to define features.

Skills

Swift

iOS development

Objective-C

SwiftUI

cross-functional collaboration

Job description

SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40+ million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud.

We are looking for a Senior iOS Engineer to join the SoundCloud Apple Platforms team, with a mission to deliver seamless, high-quality experiences across iOS, Apple Watch, and CarPlay that connect millions of users with the music and artists they love. You’ll play a key role in shaping the SoundCloud mobile experience, helping users discover unique content and interact with the platform wherever they are.

This role offers a great opportunity to grow as an iOS engineer while shaping key parts of the SoundCloud experience across Apple platforms and making meaningful contributions to how users discover and connect with music.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain SoundCloud’s apps across Apple platforms (iOS, Apple Watch, CarPlay), delivering responsive, high-quality user experiences.
• Contribute to the modernization of our codebase by refactoring Objective-C and modularizing components using Swift and SwiftUI.
• Build and optimize UI components using SwiftUI, with a focus on performance, accessibility, and platform consistency.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—including product, design, backend, and analytics to define, build, and iterate on features.
  Support experimentation and data-driven product development by integrating A/B testing and tracking into mobile features.
• Take part in architectural decisions, code reviews, and engineering best practices to ensure maintainable, scalable mobile development.
• Professional experience building iOS applications using Swift, with strong knowledge of object-oriented programming, SwiftUI
• Comfortable working in and improving large, existing codebases, including refactoring Objective-C and maintaining clean, maintainable code
• Eager to learn new technologies, experiment, and continuously improve as an engineer
• Skilled at working in cross-functional teams, proactively communicating, and breaking down complex problems into simple, elegant solutions
• Thrives in a collaborative, agile environment, while also capable of working independently and taking initiative
• Passionate about music, mobile development, and building intuitive, high-impact experiences for millions of users

About us

• We are a multinational company with offices in the US (New York and Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), and the UK (London)
• We provide a flexible work culture that offers the opportunity to collaborate and connect in person at our offices as well as accommodating work from home
• We are deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels of our organization and fostering a community where everyone’s voice, perspective and experience is respected and heard
• We believe a strong team is made by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops and enrichment opportunities
• Interested in a gym membership, photography course or book? We have a Creativity and Wellness benefit!
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan
• Generous professional development allowance
• Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
• 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children
• We offer free German courses at beginning, intermediate and advanced
• Various snacks, goodies, and 2 free lunches weekly when at the office

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at SoundCloud

SoundCloud is for everyone. Diversity and open expression are fundamental to our organization; they help us lead what’s next in music by understanding and empowering our creators and fans, no matter their identity. We acknowledge the challenges in the music industry, and strive to influence an inclusive culture where everyone can contribute respectfully and thrive, especially the historically marginalized communities that many of our creators, fans and SoundClouders identify with. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment at SoundCloud for everyone, regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, migration background, national origin, age, disability status, or care‑giver status.