iOS Engineer

Bumble Inc.; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Unlimited Paid Time Off

401(k) match

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Job summary

A leading dating app company in Austin is seeking an experienced iOS Software Engineer to design and maintain high-quality applications. You will work closely with cross-functional partners and contribute to evolving iOS architecture. Ideal candidates possess at least 3 years of experience in iOS development, strong Swift proficiency, and a solid understanding of app performance. Join a culture that values mentorship, respect, and innovation along with competitive compensation and hybrid work arrangement.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional experience building and shipping production iOS applications.
• Proven experience designing and maintaining scalable iOS architectures.
• Solid understanding of iOS concurrency and performance.
• Solid understanding of concurrency, performance, and memory management.
• Experience consuming networked APIs and handling errors.
• Familiarity with iOS fundamentals: app lifecycle, layout, accessibility, localization.
• Experience owning features end-to-end from design to App Store delivery.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality iOS features.
• Partner closely with Product Managers and Designers on product vision.
• Contribute to and evolve the iOS architecture and engineering standards.
• Contribute to iOS architecture and engineering standards.
• Leverage AI-assisted tools to improve productivity and code quality.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews and pairing.

Skills

Swift proficiency

UIKit experience

SwiftUI knowledge

iOS architecture design

Networked APIs integration

Concurrency understanding

iOS platform fundamentals

Concurrency

Networking

App Store delivery

Tools

None

Job description

We’re looking for an iOS Software Engineer to help shape the Bumble Dating experience. This role is ideal for engineers who are experienced in building and delivering end-to-end features on the iOS platform, comfortable owning projects independently, and ready to contribute meaningfully to technical architecture and mentoring junior teammates. You’ll collaborate with cross-functional partners to deliver high-impact work in a fast-moving environment.

What You’ll Do

• Design, build, and maintain high-quality iOS features that power Bumble’s consumer-facing experiences
• Partner closely with Product Managers and Designers to shape product vision, define requirements, and translate ideas into thoughtful iOS implementations
• Own iOS features end-to-end, from technical design and implementation through testing, release, and iteration
• Contribute to and evolve the iOS architecture and engineering standards, balancing long-term maintainability with rapid product delivery
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools and workflows to improve productivity, code quality, and developer experience
• Help mature the team’s approach to AI usage by sharing best practices, tooling, and learnings with other engineers
• Support and mentor other iOS engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance

About You

• 3+ years of professional experience building and shipping production iOS applications
• Strong proficiency in Swift with deep experience in UIKit; working knowledge of SwiftUI in production environments
• Proven experience designing and maintaining scalable iOS architectures (e.g. MVVM, TCA, VIPER, or similar) in large codebases
• Solid understanding of iOS concurrency and performance (async/await, GCD, memory management)
• Experience integrating and consuming networked APIs from iOS clients, including error handling and performance considerations
• Strong knowledge of iOS platform fundamentals (app lifecycle, view rendering, Auto Layout, accessibility, localization)
• Experience owning iOS features end-to-end, including technical design, implementation, testing, and App Store delivery

Why join us?

• Own meaningful projects that directly impact millions of Bumble users
• Learn and grow in a high-performing engineering team committed to mentorship and learning
• Be part of a culture that values respect, excellence, curiosity, courage and joy.
• Enjoy competitive compensation, equity, and world-class benefits

Location

• This role is based in Austin, and we ask that you’re within a commutable distance to this office, so that you’re able to come onsite regularly to collaborate across engineering teams.
• We have a hybrid environment that requires you to be in the office Monday - Wednesday
• Please note: We are unable to offer Visa sponsorship at this time

About Us

Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF). BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on shared interests. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products.

Inclusion at Bumble Inc.

Bumble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage people of all ages, colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, people with disabilities, and neurodivergent people to apply. We're happy to make any reasonable adjustments that will help you feel more confident throughout the process, please don't hesitate to let us know how we can help.

In your application, please feel free to note which pronouns you use (For example: she/her, he/him, they/them, etc).

AI in Bumble Inc. Hiring

At Bumble, we may use AI tools to support parts of our recruitment process — such as helping us record, transcribe, and summarize conversations, and supporting job alignment by comparing resumes and job descriptions to highlight skills and potential roles may be a good match. These tools help us work more efficiently and stay focused on you during our conversations. Importantly, all hiring decisions are made by people. AI is used only to support our team’s efficiency and improve the candidate experience — not to evaluate or decide on your candidacy. Participation in AI-supported interviews and conversations is completely voluntary and will not impact your candidacy. If you’d prefer to opt out, simply let your recruiter or interviewer know at the start of a call, or anytime during the interview or conversation. Summaries and related data are retained only as long as needed in line with our internal data retention policies. If at any point you’d like a transcription or summary deleted, please contact your recruiter directly.

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Compensation and Benefits

For base compensation, we set standard ranges for all roles based on function, level, and geographic location. This position is also typically eligible to participate in our short- and long-term incentive programs. Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k) match and an Unlimited Paid Time Off Policy.