Senior iOS Engineer - AI-Driven Social Platform

Cantina, Inc.; California; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Gen erous equity

Medical, dental, and vision

PTO & holidays

Parental leave

401(k)

Lifestyle spending account

Lunch and snacks

One Medical

Job summary

Cantina, Inc. is seeking an experienced iOS Engineer to lead high-performance feature development for our flagship social AI platform. You’ll design personalized feeds, immersive UIs, and AI-driven media capabilities, collaborating with product managers, designers, and leadership to push the boundaries of iOS experiences.

The role emphasizes custom graphics, animation pipelines, and real-time media processing to elevate user experience and innovation in our social AI space.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of iOS development experience or equivalent education.
• Proficiency in Swift, UIKit and Objective-C with strong graphics/animation background.
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs and building media pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of new AI and media-driven iOS features.
• Build and optimize video/audio pipelines and real-time media effects.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and QA to ship scalable experiences.
• Translate product requirements into robust, maintainable code.
• Participate in architecture discussions to uphold quality standards.
• Own features end-to-end in a small, high-impact team.

Skills

Swift

UIKit

Objective-C

RESTful APIs

Git

Core Animation

AVFoundation

Combine

Figma

Video editing

AI-driven media features

Education

8+ years or equivalent education

Tools

Xcode

Git

Job description

Cantina, Inc. is seeking an experienced iOS Engineer to lead high-performance feature development for our flagship social AI platform. You’ll design personalized feeds, immersive UIs, and AI-driven media capabilities, collaborating with product managers, designers, and leadership to push the boundaries of iOS experiences.

The role emphasizes custom graphics, animation pipelines, and real-time media processing to elevate user experience and innovation in our social AI space.