iOS Engineer

Sideshift; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

SideShift in New York City is seeking an iOS Engineer to own features end-to-end for an app used by over 1M creators. You'll work directly with founders, product, design, and backend engineers to shape mobile architecture and user experience.

Location is in-person in NYC, compensation ranges between $130,000 and $180,000 plus equity. You will turn ideas into shipped product with ownership and high quality standards.

Qualifications

• 1–5+ years of professional iOS development experience.
• Experience with MVVM or similar architectures.
• Proficiency in Swift or Objective-C.
• Experience with REST APIs and asynchronous data.
• Comfort in a fast-moving startup.
• Strong product instincts and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship high-quality iOS features using Swift.
• Define and evolve iOS architecture.
• Create fast, native UX and polished interfaces.
• Debug production issues and improve reliability.
• Collaborate with founders, design, and backend engineers.
• Own features from idea to launch and iteration.

Skills

iOS development

MVVM

Swift

Objective-C

REST APIs

Startup experience

Product instincts

Ownership

Job description

SideShift is building the operating system for the creator economy.

We connect brands with creators and make it dramatically easier to discover talent, run campaigns, track performance, and pay creators. Today, more than 1M creators and 3,000+ brands use SideShift, and more than $100M has been paid to creators through the platform. Our investors and board include Reid Hoffman, Co-founder of LinkedIn.

Our iOS app is at the center of the creator experience. Creators use SideShift to discover and connect with brands, track ad performance, and get paid.

We're looking for an iOS Engineer who wants to have outsized ownership over a product used by over 1M creators.

The Role

You'll be one of the core engineers responsible for building and scaling SideShift's iOS application.

This isn't a maintenance role. You'll work directly with the founders, product, design, and backend engineers to turn ideas into polished product experiences. You'll have significant influence over our mobile architecture, technical direction, and user experience.

You'll own features from idea - design - implementation - launch - iteration.

What You'll Do

• Build and ship high-quality iOS features using Swift
• Help define and evolve our iOS architecture
• Build interfaces and interactions that feel fast, polished, and native
• Debug production issues and improve app reliability and performance
• Help establish engineering practices and standards as the mobile team grows
• Move quickly while maintaining a high bar for quality

What We're Looking For

• 1-5+ years of professional iOS development experience using MVVM or similar architectural patterns
• You've built and scaled iOS apps from 0 to 1
• Strong proficiency in Swift or Objective C
• Strong understanding of iOS fundamentals and software architecture
• Experience working with REST APIs and asynchronous data
• Comfort working in a fast-moving startup environment
• Strong product instincts and attention to detail
• Ability to take an ambiguous problem and turn it into a shipped product
• High ownership - you don't need someone telling you exactly what to build every day

Nice to Have

• Experience building consumer or marketplace applications
• Experience at an early-stage or high-growth startup
• Experience with payments, messaging, or creator products
• Familiarity with analytics, experimentation, and mobile performance optimization
• A strong eye for product and interaction design

The Process

• Initial convo with Drew Levin, Co-founder & CTO;
• Technical conversation with Neev Jain, Founding Engineer;
• Work Trial -- we invite you to a paid 2-3 day working session with the team. We've found this is the best way for candidates and the SideShift team to feel confident in making a decision;
• Offer stage! After agreeing on employment terms, we'll talk to 3 references and send over final documents for signature.

Location: New York City - In Person 5 days per week

Compensation: $130,000-$180,000 + equity, depending on level.