Software Engineer, iOS Core Product - Oakland, CA, USA

Speechify; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Inclusive workplace

Opportunity for impact

Support for learning differences

Fast-growing environment

Job summary

Speechify, a leading productivity app company, is seeking a Senior iOS Engineer to help scale their user base and work on innovative projects. Responsibilities include leading engineering decisions, shipping production code, and maintaining app architecture. The ideal candidate should have experience with Swift, SwiftUI, and a strong focus on customer experience. The position offers a competitive salary of $140,000-$200,000 per year, inclusive of bonuses and stock options, along with opportunities to make a significant impact in a transformative industry.

Qualifications

• Experience with products scaled to a large user base.
• Track record of working on products from inception to traction.
• Customer obsession and a focus on providing an excellent experience.
• Ability to make thoughtful product decisions.
• Quick work style with effective idea generation.

Responsibilities

• Lead key engineering and product decisions.
• Ship production code for the Speechify iOS app.
• Work within a dedicated product team.
• Participate in product discussions to shape the roadmap.
• Maintain and enhance the app architecture.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

Multithreading Programming

CI/CD

Git

Job description

With the growth of our iOS app, being the #18 productivity app in the App Store category and also our recent recognition as Apple's 2025 Design Award for Inclusivity, we find the need for a Senior iOS Engineer to help us support the new user base as well as work on new and exciting projects to push our missing forward.

What You’ll Do

• Opportunity to lead key engineering and product decisions
• Actively shipping production code for the Speechify iOS app
• Work within a dedicated product team
• Participate in product discussions to shape the product roadmap
• Maintain and enhance the existing complex app architecture

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• Experience. You’ve worked on products that scaled to a large user base
• Track record. You have worked on various products from inception to decent traction. You have been responsible for engineering the product
• Customer obsession. We expect every team member whose responsibilities directly impact customers to be constantly obsessed about providing the best possible experience
• Product thinking. You make thoughtful decisions about the evolution of your product and support internal teams and designers into taking the right direction
• Speed. You work quickly to generate ideas and know how to decide which things can ship now and what things need time
• Focus. We’re a high-growth startup with a busy, remote team. You know how and when to engage or be heads down
• Technical skills. Swift, SwiftUI

Technical Requirements

• Swift Programming Language
• SwiftUI experience
• Experience in Multithreading Programming
• Working with CI/CD infrastructureExperience with Fastlane
• SOLID principles, the ability to write every single class according to SOLID
• Experience with Git and understanding of different Git strategies

What We Offer

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product
• An entrepreneurial crew that supports risk, intuition, and hustle
• The opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry
• A competitive salary, a collegiate atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture
• Work on a product that millions of people use and where daily feedback includes users sharing that they cried when they first found the product because it was so impactful on their lives
• Support people with learning differences like Dyslexia, ADD, Low Vision, Concussions, Autism, and Second Language Learners, and give reading superpowers to professionals all over the world
• Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech: Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Audio

The United States Based Salary range for this role is: 140,000-200,000 USD/Year + Bonus + Stock depending on experience

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.