Senior/Lead iOS Engineer

Medal

$130K — $180K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience shipping iOS apps
  • Proficient in Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, and Foundation
  • Knowledgeable in Swift Concurrency and Reactive programming
  • Experienced with complex real-time apps or social applications
  • Strong focus on code quality and user interfaces
  • Demonstrated interest in product ownership and user engagement
  • Skilled in using analytics and user feedback for app development
  • Able to communicate effectively in both written and verbal forms

Responsibilities

  • Own major parts of the iOS codebase and contribute to architecture decisions
  • Build features for millions of gamers including sharing workflows and chat
  • Collaborate with design, backend, and product teams to quickly deliver quality features
  • Advocate for user experience, performance, and accessibility standards
  • Mentor junior engineers and maintain high code quality
  • Stay updated on iOS best practices to keep the tech stack modern
  • Work on-site in NYC five days a week

Benefits

  • Autonomy to make an impact from Day 1
  • Join a team that values humility, curiosity, and momentum
  • Opportunity to shape how gamers share their experiences
  • Fast-moving work environment with a builder-first culture
Full Job Description
The Role

We're looking for a Senior/Lead iOS Engineer to take our mobile app to the next level. You'll work alongside a small, talented group of engineers and designers to craft the Medal experience on iOS - from real-time editing tools to content discovery and notifications. You'll help shape our mobile architecture, influence product direction, and work on experiences that are seen by millions of gamers.

If you love shipping polished mobile experiences, obsess over user interaction, and want to work on a product that lives at the intersection of social and gaming, this is for you.

You Will
  • Own major parts of the iOS codebase and contribute to architecture decisions
  • Build features used by millions of gamers, from sharing workflows to profile pages and chat
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with design, backend, and product to ship fast without sacrificing quality
  • Advocate for user experience, performance, and accessibility
  • Help mentor junior engineers and uphold a high bar for code quality and engineering culture
  • Stay on top of iOS best practices and help us keep the tech stack modern and efficient
  • Work on-site at our NYC office 5 days a week


You Need
  • 5+ years of experience shipping iOS apps
  • Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, and Foundation knowledge
  • Swift Concurrency and Reactive programming experience
  • Experience working on complex real-time apps, video/media-heavy workflows, or social applications
  • Obsession with quality of code and interfaces
  • Interest in product and taking ownership of broad product areas (likes to run experiments, talk to users, and use the product avidly)
  • Practiced at using analytics, testing, user feedback, bug, and crash reports to inform app development
  • Experience using REST APIs and working with backend teams to accomplish product goals
  • A love for gaming, however you define it!
  • You read and write well and can communicate and collaborate both synchronously and asynchronously


Bonus Points
  • Can develop on both Android and iOS
  • History as a Medal user - if so, be sure to share a clip or your profile below
  • Experience with other Apple technologies - Objective-C, iPadOS, macOS, etc.
  • Experience working with video on mobile (performance, encoding, AVFoundation etc.) a plus
  • Maintenance of CI systems - Xcode Cloud is a plus
iOS Stack
  • Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Swift Concurrency, Combine, Xcode Cloud, Postman, Figma, Linear


Benefits
  • Competitive salary and meaningful equity
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k)
  • Wellness and fitness perks including a Wellhub membership and mental health resources
  • Paid parental leave, fertility and maternal health benefits
  • Generous PTO policy
  • Daily meals and commuter benefits at our NYC HQ in Flatiron
  • Learning and development stipend

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