Principal Engineer, iOS Performance
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Job Location:
Chicago, IL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 232500 - 325500
Posted on:
23 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The iOS Platform team sets the technical direction for iOS at Reddit. Our customers are primarily other engineers. Its our job to help improve developer efficiency by providing libraries/APIs/frameworks monitoring performance building shared components improving build tools the codebase we own the core components of the app such as the networking and caching stack. We set the direction in which the codebase builds by defining which design patterns and technologies to employ at Reddit.
This role will enable us to architect our iOS app to scale for the next 100M DAUs. They will help establish the right standards in iOS development and will help in improving the overall iOS development addition they will mentor senior iOS engineers across Reddit and will be seen as a go-to person for any challenges on iOS App architecture.
As a Principal Engineer in the iOS Platform team you will be responsible for designing a solid foundation for our iOS application development. You will have the company-wide scope impact and responsibility in shaping the future of iOS development at Reddit. You will champion the technology selection best practices in Reddits iOS application addition you will act as an Architect for the iOS application at Reddit.
What youll do
- Own the architecture of Reddits iOS Mobile App and make it scale to the next 100M DAUs. Propose ideas/solutions to reach our vision of making Reddits Mobile Apps best-in-class.
- Identify the gaps in our current iOS App Architecture and lead redesign of the iOS platform to improve modularity performance and quality.
- Define measure and execute on key user-facing performance goals specifically minimizing App Not Responding (ANR) rate reducing app launch time (Time to Interactive/TTFF) and eliminating slow/dropped frames.
- Improve observability and harden data quality for all key performance areas including establishing reliable telemetry monitoring and guardrails for ANR rate app launch time and slow/dropped frames.
- Drive a company-wide culture of performance ensuring that every iOS engineer at Reddit has the tools and skills needed to own the performance of their product surfaces.
- Mentor iOS developers across the company.
- Be the go-to person for developers on complex problems in iOS development.
What we expect from you
- Deep experience-based understanding of how to build mobile applications at scale.
- You are a strategic thinker who thrives on developing a long-term technical foundation and has a passion for developing scalable well-designed software that improves peoples lives globally.
- 10 years of Software development experience with at least 5 years in designing/developing iOS applications.
- Experience in influencing larger (200 engineers) organizations on technical direction/best practices related to iOS
- Experience with modern iOS development frameworks such as Swift UI and structured Concurrency.
- Passion for developing scalable well-designed software that improves peoples lives globally.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams such as design product data teams to deliver great user experiences.
- Bachelors degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent technical expertise
Benefits:
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
Pay Transparency:
This job posting may span more than one career level.
In addition to base salary this job is eligible to receive equity in the form of restricted stock units and depending on the position offered it may also be eligible to receive a commission. Additionally Reddit offers a wide range of benefits to U.S.-based employees including medical dental and vision insurance 401(k) program with employer match generous time off for vacation and parental leave. To learn more please visit provide greater transparency to candidates we share base salary ranges for all US-based job postings regardless of state. We set standard base pay ranges for all roles based on function level and country location benchmarked against similar stage growth companies. Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors including skills depth of work experience and relevant licenses/credentials and may vary from the amounts listed below.
The base salary range for this position is:
$232500 - $325500 USD
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