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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # iOS Engineer (Senior-Staff Levels) - **Company:** Cantina Labs - **Location:** United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $180,000.0 - $230,000.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Computer Animation, Artificial Intelligence, IOS Applications, Human-Computer Interaction, Systems Integration, Video Editing, Uikit, Ios Frameworks, Swift (Programming Language), Git, Figma, Core Animation, Speech Synthesis, Objective C++, Restful APIs, Software Version Control - **Published:** May 27, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=34f38006a190c4da ## About the Role Do you have experience in iOS user interface implementation?, * 8+ years of experience developing iOS applications, or equivalent education. * Fluency in Swift, UIKit, and Objective-C, with a strong foundation in custom graphics and animation frameworks. * Ability to write readable, maintainable, documented, and thoroughly tested code. * Experience developing integrations with RESTful APIs. * Proficiency with Git and version control workflows. * Basic understanding of Figma - able to determine spacing and sizing; bonus if you can export icons and understand variables. * Experience with video editing, real-time media effects, or AI-driven media features is a plus. * Ability to effectively translate Product, UX, and UI requirements into code. * Skilled at evaluating and communicating engineering solutions and trade-offs to teammates and potentially non-technical stakeholders. * Can create scalable and reusable components that are flexible and modular. * Attention to detail, motion, and animation. ## Description As an iOS Engineer at Cantina, you'll lead the development of innovative, high-performance features - from crafting personalized feeds and immersive custom UIs to empowering bots with AI-driven capabilities like chatting, text-to-speech, voice selection, image creation, and real-time media effects. Working closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Sean Parker, you'll influence the direction of a product central to the company's mission, move quickly to deliver impactful updates, and enjoy the autonomy to bring your ideas to life. We're looking for someone who thrives on pushing the limits of iOS development and has a passion for creating visually stunning, high-performance experiences. Your expertise in custom graphics, animation frameworks, and media pipelines will help shape the creative foundation of our flagship app, elevating both user experience and innovation in the social AI space. What You'll Do: * Work with frameworks and technologies like UIKit, AVFoundation, Combine, Core Animation, and more. * Lead development of new AI and media-driven features. * Build and optimize video/audio pipelines, real-time media effects, and AI-powered visual features. * Participate in Architecture meetings to help ensure our apps meet the highest quality standards. * Collaborate with Product, Design, and QA teams to deliver polished, scalable experiences. * Take ownership of features - be part of a small team that ships an application to a large user base. * Be part of an incredibly supportive team that values feedback, both positive and career-growth oriented. ## Related Videos - [Unsolved mysteries between Usability and Accessibility in iOS](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/737-unsolved-mysteries-between-usability-and-accessibility-in-ios) - [SwiftUI In Production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/134-swiftui-in-production) - [Boost Productivity with AI: Figma & Playwright MCP Workflows - Aris Markogiannakis](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1768-boost-productivity-with-ai-figma-playwright-mcp-workflows-aris-markogiannakis) - [How a Small Team Shrank a Microsoft Monorepo by 94%](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1236-how-a-small-team-shrank-a-microsoft-monorepo-by-94) - [Fireside Chat with Kris Rasmussen, CTO at Figma](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/982-fireside-chat-with-kris-rasmussen-cto-at-figma) - [Xcode development redefAIned](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100195-xcode-development-redefained) ## Related Articles - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 118 - not a total recall](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/452-dev-digest-118-not-a-total-recall) - [Dev Digest 123 - Easy as A, B, C1](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/459-dev-digest-123-easy-as-a-b-c1) - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix)