iOS engineer

SoundCloud
Altenstadt, Germany
1 day ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Apple Watch Clean Code Principles A/B Testing Mobile Application Development Code Review Object-Oriented Software Development Swiftui Backend Material UI Data Analytics Codebase Objective C++

Job description

  • Develop and maintain SoundCloud’s apps across Apple platforms (iOS, Apple Watch, CarPlay), delivering responsive, high-quality user experiences
  • Contribute to the modernization of our codebase by refactoring Objective-C and modularizing components using Swift and SwiftUI
  • Build and optimize UI components using SwiftUI, with a focus on performance, accessibility, and platform consistency
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams-including product, design, backend, and analytics-to define, build, and iterate on features Support experimentation and data-driven product development by integrating A/B testing and tracking into mobile features

  • Take part in architectural decisions, code reviews, and engineering best practices to ensure maintainable, scalable mobile development

Requirements

  • Professional experience building iOS applications using Swift, with strong knowledge of object-oriented programming, SwiftUI
  • Comfortable working in and improving large, existing codebases, including refactoring Objective-C and maintaining clean, maintainable code
  • Eager to learn new technologies, experiment, and continuously improve as an engineer
  • Skilled at working in cross-functional teams, proactively communicating, and breaking down complex problems into simple, elegant solutions
  • Thrives in a collaborative, agile environment, while also capable of working independently and taking initiative
  • Passionate about music, mobile development, and building intuitive, high-impact experiences for millions of users
  • Previous experience with AVFoundation is a plus

Benefits & conditions

  • Interested in a gym membership, photography course or book? We have a Creativity and Wellness benefit!
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan
  • Generous professional development allowance
  • Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
  • 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children
  • We offer free German courses at beginning, intermediate and advanced
  • Various snacks, goodies, and 2 free lunches weekly when at the office

About the company

SoundCloud empowers artists, tastemakers and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is a creator-first platform helping artists build and grow their careers by providing them with the most advanced tools, services, and resources. With over 4x the music catalog of every other major streaming platform, spanning 40+ million artists across 190+ countries, SoundCloud is where emerging artists find their sound, hidden gems are discovered, and music culture is shaped in real time.

We are looking for a senior/principal iOS Engineer to join the SoundCloud Apple Platforms team, with a mission to deliver seamless, high-quality experiences across iOS, Apple Watch, and CarPlay that connect millions of users with the music and artists they love. You’ll play a key role in shaping the SoundCloud mobile experience, helping users discover unique content and interact with the platform wherever they are.

This role offers a great opportunity to grow as an iOS engineer while shaping key parts of the SoundCloud experience across Apple platforms and making meaningful contributions to how users discover and connect with music., * We are a multinational company with offices in the US (New York and Los Angeles), Germany (Berlin), and the UK (London)

  • We provide a flexible work culture that offers the opportunity to collaborate and connect in person at our offices as well as accommodating work from home
  • We are deeply committed to ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion at all levels of our organization and fostering a community where everyone’s voice, perspective and experience is respected and heard
  • We believe a strong team is made by investing in employees through mentorship, workshops and enrichment opportunities

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