Engineer, iOS

Notability; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Stock options

401k matching

Transit stipend

Lunch stipend

Home office stipend

Job summary

Notability, based in downtown San Francisco, is seeking an iOS Engineer to join our team on a hybrid schedule. You’ll build features for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS using Swift and Apple technologies, with two onsite days and flexibility to work remotely the rest of the week.

Join a collaborative, design‑driven group focused on performance, quality, and elegant experiences that help millions learn and organize ideas.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience developing, optimizing and shipping high performance applications.
• Experience with Swift and Apple technologies required.
• Strong computer science fundamentals and problem solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to collaborate within and across teams.

Responsibilities

• Build new features that integrate deeply with iOS and macOS.
• Design, code, test, debug, modernize and document new and existing systems.
• Balance product & technology needs through active collaboration.
• Participate in code reviews.
• Identify risk and propose mitigation strategies for new and existing systems.
• Excellent technical problem solving skills and aptitude to learn new technologies.
• Communicate progress to stakeholders including product, design, support, QA and management.
• Collaborate with engineering across the organization to deliver new features and address issues.

Skills

Swift

iOS development

Communication

Collaboration

Tools

Xcode

Job description

Join Notability and shape the future of learning. We’re building the next generation of tools designed not just to capture notes, but to fundamentally improve how people learn, think, and collaborate. Our app brings the natural expressiveness of paper into the digital age, empowering millions of students, educators, and professionals worldwide to organize their ideas, deepen their understanding, and achieve their goals. Our mission is simple: we help you learn.

As part of our team, you’ll help create experiences driven by empathy, exceptional design, and the belief that great ideas can come from anywhere—including you. Come help us make learning better for everyone.

We are looking for an Engineer to join our iOS team, with experience developing great apps on Apple platforms (iOS, iPadOS, macOS).

What You’ll Do

• Build new features that integrate deeply with iOS and macOS
• Design, code, test, debug, modernize and document new and existing systems
• Balance product & technology needs through active and open collaboration
• Participate in code reviews
• Identify risk and propose mitigation strategies associated with new and existing systems
• Excellent technical problem solving skills and aptitude to learn new technologies and methodologies
• Communicate progress effectively to different stakeholders including product, design, support, QA and management
• Collaborate with engineering and across the organization effectively to deliver stellar new features, and address technical issues

What You Need

• 2+ years of experience developing, optimizing and shipping high performance applications
• Experience with Swift and Apple technologies required
• Strong computer science fundamentals and problem solving skills
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate within and across teams
• Passionate about solutions while humble in the face of opposing ideas

For this position we are targeting a base pay between $120k-$180k. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

This role follows a hybrid model, with a minimum of two days onsite at our downtown San Francisco office and flexibility to work remotely from home the rest of the week.

How We Work

Each member of our team contributes to all parts of our products. We trust each other to make decisions independently while also considering our common goals and values. We share ideas openly, and we collaborate across disciplines to ensure that our decisions make sense from all perspectives.

When We Work

We actively promote work-life balance. Our schedules are flexible, our hybrid policy supports remote work when it makes sense, and we have a “as long as you get your work done” approach to time off.

Why You'd Love Working Here

We work in downtown SF near Market Street, just a short walk from two BART/Muni stations. Our office has height-adjustable desks to help us stay limber, spacious conference rooms for both small and large team meetings, and a well-stocked kitchen full of goodies to enjoy :). Our team is growing, collaborative and down to earth. We want everyone to do their best work and find passion in what they do.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation that includes base salary, bonuses and profit sharing
• Equity Awards in the form of Stock Options
• Comprehensive healthcare fully covered for you and your family including medical, dental, and vision
• Flexible work and vacation schedules
• 401k with matching contributions
• Matching gifts to nonprofits
• Lunch Stipend (When Working from HQ)
• Public transit stipend
• Home workstation reimbursementISP stipend
• Monthly phone bill stipend

Notability is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit, qualifications, and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.