Senior iOS Engineer — Growth & Monetization Leader

Scribd; Texas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare Insurance Coverage (Medical

Dental Coverage

Vision Coverage

12 weeks paid parental leave

401k/RSP matching

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness stipend

Free Scribd subscription

Volunteer Day

Vacation & Personal Days

Job summary

Scribd is seeking a Senior iOS Engineer to own the iOS tech direction for the Growth Retention & Monetization team across Everand and Scribd apps. You will lead subscription features, paywalls, and retention experiments that drive revenue.

You'll build in-app purchase flows with StoreKit, mentor teammates, and collaborate with backend, web, and Android engineers to align on systems and experiments. Strong Swift/SwiftUI/UIKit and API experience are essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience shipping iOS apps to the public.
• Proficiency in Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit.
• Experience with StoreKit and in-app purchase systems.
• Experience with subscription flows, paywalls, and retention features.
• Experience designing/consuming REST and GraphQL APIs.

Responsibilities

• Own the iOS technical direction for Everand and Scribd apps.
• Lead subscription, paywall, and retention features that drive revenue.
• Build in-app purchase flows with StoreKit and ship A/B experiments.
• Mentor engineers and collaborate with backend, web, and Android teams.
• Improve app stability and reduce technical debt.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

UIKit

StoreKit

REST

GraphQL

Objective-C

XCTest

Xcode

Tools

Git

Xcode

Job description

• We are seeking a Senior iOS Engineer to join our Growth Retention & Monetization team. You will be the iOS technical owner for the team across the Everand and Scribd apps, and lead the subscription, paywall, and retention features that drive revenue
• You will build in-app purchase flows with StoreKit, ship A/B experiments, and partner with backend, web, and Android engineers on shared subscription systems. You will also improve app stability, pay down technical debt, and mentor the engineers around you
• Our iOS Engineering team plays a pivotal role in enhancing the experience of our 2 million subscribers through two key iOS apps: Everand and Scribd. The Everand app is a gateway for our users to access an expansive library of over 7 million titles, including ebooks, audiobooks, podcasts, and magazine articles, offering a Netflix-like experience. Meanwhile, the Scribd app provides access to an extensive collection of over 100 million user-uploaded documents, including PDFs and other formats
• The Growth organization drives user engagement and business impact across the customer journey. The Retention & Monetization team focuses on conversion flows, subscription management, and retention experiences that maximize long-term value for our users. On mobile, that means we own how people start, manage, and keep their subscriptions: paywalls, in-app purchases, plan changes, cancellation and save flows, and the experiments behind them. Our work ties directly to revenue and retention

Benefits

• Healthcare Insurance Coverage (Medical/Dental/Vision): 100% paid for employees
• 12 weeks paid parental leave
• Short-term/long-term disability plans
• 401k/RSP matching
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Learning & Development programs
• Quarterly stipend for Wellness, Connectivity & Comfort
• Mental Health support & resources
• Free subscription to Scribd + gift memberships for friends & family
• Referral Bonuses
• Book Benefit
• Sabbaticals
• Company wide events
• Team engagement budgets
• Vacation & Personal Days
• Paid Holidays (+ winter break)
• Flexible Sick Time
• Volunteer Day
• Company-wide Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion programs

A pragmatic problem-solver who balances technical rigor with business impactA collaborator who communicates early and often with cross-functional partners to align on goals and tradeoffsA technical owner who sets direction, breaks large projects into clear steps, and unblocks othersA passionate iOS engineer who takes pride in writing clean, maintainable, and scalable Swift codeAn engineer who cares deeply about users and turns that care into the features they build5+ years of experience shipping iOS apps to the public, including consumer apps at scaleComfort working in a mature codebase that still has Objective-CStrong proficiency in Swift, with deep experience in SwiftUI and UIKitA track record of addressing technical debt and migrating code to newer technologies without slowing deliveryExperience building in-app purchase or subscription features with StoreKit, and knowledge of the App Store rules that apply to themExperience designing, building, and consuming APIs (REST, GraphQL a plus)Excellent communication skills and ability to lead technical initiatives in a collaborative environmentTesting: XCTest, XCUITest (or similar)Tooling: Xcode, Git, and iOS CI/CDAPI Integration: RESTful APIs, JSON, GraphQLSecondary: Objective-CPayments: StoreKit and StoreKit 2, App Store subscriptionsPrimary: Swift, SwiftUI, UIKitExperience with subscription systems, payments, or retention features such as paywalls, trials, cancellation and save flows, or win-backExperience with experimentation platforms (Statsig or similar) and product analyticsFamiliarity with web technologies (JavaScript, JSON, REST) or backend frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, to support cross-stack collaborationExposure to Auth0 or similar authentication frameworksInterest in cross-platform collaboration with Android and web teams