Senior iOS Engineer, Media Experience - Remote

Far Coder; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

401k Match

Global Benefits

Family Planning

Gender‑Affirming Care

Mental Health & Coaching

Flexible Vacation

Parental Leave

Job summary

Reddit is seeking a Senior iOS Engineer on the Media Experience team to lead architecture for video discovery and engagement. You will design immersive viewing surfaces and intuitive UI flows to maximize watch time, retention, and DAU, while closely partnering with product, design, and data science.

You’ll work in a fast, experiment‑driven environment using Swift, AVFoundation, and HLS to deliver a world‑class mobile video experience across devices and networks.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on iOS experience.
• Proficient in Swift and native iOS app development at scale.
• Experience with media playback and performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Drive the Technical Strategy for Media Engagement and lead iOS architecture for video features.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to boost watch time and retention.
• Translate platform capabilities into delightful front-end iOS experiences.
• Partner with Product, Design, and Data Science to shape the roadmap.
• Maintain high stability and performance across devices and networks.

Skills

Swift

iOS Development

Data‑driven decisions

A/B Testing

Communication

QoE metrics

Tools

AVFoundation

VideoToolbox

HLS

REST

Job description

Reddit is seeking a Senior iOS Engineer on the Media Experience team to lead architecture for video discovery and engagement. You will design immersive viewing surfaces and intuitive UI flows to maximize watch time, retention, and DAU, while closely partnering with product, design, and data science.

You’ll work in a fast, experiment‑driven environment using Swift, AVFoundation, and HLS to deliver a world‑class mobile video experience across devices and networks.