Senior iOS Software Engineer

TrulyHired; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 178,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity compensation

World-class benefits

Job summary

Duolingo is hiring a Senior iOS Software Engineer to build, release, and maintain native iOS applications in Swift, focusing on short-form lessons within the learning platform. You will collaborate with design and backend teams to create engaging experiments and scalable APIs, while mentoring junior engineers and contributing to technical direction.

The role requires a BS in CS or related field, strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and software design, and proven Swift/iOS

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Strong foundation in data structures, algorithms and software design.
• Proficiency in Swift and iOS mobile app development.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate on software projects with product design and backend aspects.
• Develop, release, and maintain native iOS applications in Swift.
• Mentor and set technical direction for junior engineers across the company.

Skills

Swift

iOS development

Data structures

Algorithms

Software design

Unit tests

Multithreaded programming

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Xcode

iOS SDK

Cocoa Touch

Job description

Senior iOS Software Engineer Full Description

Our mission at Duolingo is to develop the best education in the world and make it universally available. Its a big mission, and thats where you come in!

At Duolingo, youll join a team that cares about finding , running countless experiments (300+ at a time!) with our massive user base to make data-driven decisions, and educating our users and employees alike. Youll have limitless learning opportunities, mentorship and collaboration with world-class minds, and a variety of projects with large scopes while doing work thats both fun and meaningful.

Join our life-changing mission to develop education for our half a billion (and growing!) learners around the world.

About the role

Short Form Area

As an iOS engineer in the Short Form Area, you'll build features that make up the core of the learning experience on Duolingo. Our short-form lessons are where learners spend the majority of their time on the app, and our area's mission is to make these sessions more effective and engaging. You'll work on adding new exercises that support our learners in practicing skills like recall and production in bite-sized formats, as well as creating other ways to help learners build foundational skills in a new language. We're looking for engineers who are passionate about improving how we teach.

You will...

• Collaborate on software projects with product design and backend aspects
• Develop, release, and maintain native iOS applications, primarily in Swift
• Mentor and set technical direction for junior engineers across the company

You have...

• A Bachelors degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• A solid foundation in computer science with strong competencies in data structures, algorithms, and software design
• Programming experience in Swift

Exceptional candidates will have...

• Strong proficiency in Swift, with proven ability to build and maintain production-level applications
• Strong technical knowledge of iOS mobile application development for iPhone/iPad using Swift with Cocoa Touch and related frameworks
• Experience designing clean and maintainable APIs
• Experience with multithreaded programming
• Experience writing unit tests and testable code
• Knowledge of iOS SDK performance tools and optimization techniques

We post a multi-level salary range for all of our roles.

This is not inclusive of the rest of our awesome portfolio that includes equity compensation and world-class benefits. Our salary ranges are the same for all US locations. Your recruiter can share more details about the range for a specific level during the hiring process. The actual salary within the range is determined by many factors including but not limited to, skills, experience, education, and internal equity.

Salary Range:

$177,700-$240,400 USD

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