Software Engineer, iOS Core Product - Santa Monica, CA, USA

Speechify

$140K — $200K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in iOS development, specifically with Swift and SwiftUI.
  • Demonstrated success in building products that have scaled to large user bases.
  • Strong focus on user experience, with a track record of customer obsession.
  • Experience with product development from inception to traction and engineering leadership.
  • Ability to think strategically and make thoughtful product decisions quickly.
  • Strong technical acumen including skills in multithreading and CI/CD infrastructure.
  • Proficiency with source control management, specifically Git.

Responsibilities

  • Lead key engineering and product decisions for the iOS app.
  • Deliver production-ready code actively for the Speechify platform.
  • Collaborate with a dedicated product team to align engineering efforts with product goals.
  • Engage in discussions to influence the product roadmap effectively.
  • Maintain and enhance a complex existing app architecture to ensure continuous improvement.

Benefits

  • Shape the company and its products in a fast-growing environment.
  • Join an entrepreneurial team that values risk-taking and intuition.
  • Make a significant impact in a transformative industry focused on accessibility.
  • Enjoy a competitive salary and work culture that embraces asynchronous communication.
  • Contribute to a product that improves the lives of millions of users.
  • Engage in a thriving sector that merges AI and audio technologies.
Full Job Description
Overview

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.

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount.

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week.

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 infrastructure
  • Experience 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

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