Software Engineer, iOS

Meta; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking talented engineers to join our teams in building cutting-edge products that connect billions of people around the world. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on complex technical problems, build new features, and improve existing products across various platforms, including mobile devices and web applications.

Our teams are constantly pushing the boundaries of user experience, and we're looking for engineers who can help us advance the way people connect

Qualifications

• Programming experience in a relevant language
• Demonstrated experience driving change within an organization and leading complex technical projects
• Experience utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Skills

Cross-functional collaboration

UI development

Code optimization

Mentorship

System architecture

Performance tuning

Multi-language development

Ownership of components

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

iOS SDK

Swift

Objective-C

C/C++

Job description

Summary:

Meta is seeking talented engineers to join our teams in building cutting-edge products that connect billions of people around the world. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on complex technical problems, build new features, and improve existing products across various platforms, including mobile devices and web applications. Our teams are constantly pushing the boundaries of user experience, and we're looking for engineers who can help us advance the way people connect globally. If you're interested in joining a team of engineers and researchers to work on exciting projects that have significant impact, we encourage you to apply.

Required Skills:

1. Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, operations, infrastructure) to build innovative application experiences

2. Implement custom user interfaces using latest programming techniques and technologies

3. Analyze and optimize code for quality, efficiency, and performance, and provide feedback to peers during code reviews

4. Set direction and goals for teams, lead major initiatives, provide technical guidance and mentorship to peers, and help onboard new team members

5. Architect efficient and scalable systems that drive complex applications

6. Identify and resolve performance and scalability issues, and drive large efforts to reduce technical debt

7. Work on a variety of coding languages and technologies

8. Establish ownership of components, features, or systems with expert end-to-end understanding

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Programming experience in a relevant language

2. Demonstrated experience driving change within an organization and leading complex technical projects

3. Experience utilizing data and analysis to explain technical problems and provide detailed feedback and solutions

4. Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

2. Experience building maintainable and testable code bases, including API design and unit testing techniques

3. Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies

4. Experience with multithreading programming and mobile memory management

5. Experience building complex applications for the iPhone or iPad using Objective-C/C++/Swift with the iOS SDK and other frameworks

6. Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)

7. Shipped at least one large-scale product to production, supporting millions of active users

Industry:

Internet