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Member of Technical Staff - iOS

Santa Monica, CA, Remote. Posted 19 days ago

The role

You will develop and optimize the iOS app to deliver an engaging and secure mobile experience. You will collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to bring innovative features to life.

What you will do

  • Design, build, and maintain high-quality native iOS applications using Swift.
  • Own features end-to-end, from technical design through implementation, testing, and release.
  • Collaborate closely with product, design, backend, and infrastructure teams.
  • Optimize application performance, scalability, and reliability.
  • Contribute to architectural decisions and help define best practices for iOS development.
  • Identify and proactively solve technical challenges.
  • Participate in code reviews and mentor other engineers.
  • Help improve development workflows, tooling, and release processes.

Required qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional iOS development experience.
  • Proven track record of shipping multiple native iOS applications to the App Store.
  • Experience building and scaling large-scale applications supporting millions of users.
  • Deep expertise in Swift and modern iOS frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of mobile architecture patterns (MVC, MVVM, etc.).
  • Experience working with APIs, real-time systems, and performance-critical applications.
  • Strong debugging, profiling, and optimization skills.
  • Ability to operate in a fast-paced, startup environment with high ownership.

Nice to have

  • Experience at a high-growth startup or in a rapid scaling environment.
  • Experience with real-time communication features and integrating with backend services.
  • Familiarity with analytics, experimentation, in-app purchases, and push notifications.
  • Enthusiasm for shaping the future of social or gaming communities.
  • Experience with Android development (Kotlin/Java).
  • Familiarity with cross-platform considerations and mobile system design.
  • Experience with real-time, interactive, or live-streaming products.

Benefits

  • Unlimited PTO
  • 401(k) plan with a match
  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Paid company holidays
  • Collaborative, high-impact team environment

About the company

fav believes that digital communities should be more than just spaces to watch content. Their platform is a place to connect, engage, and play, empowering creators by enhancing audience participation and fostering deeper connections.