Senior iOS Engineer

Upwards • Full-time • Remote (Los Angeles, CA, US) • 2w ago

Ranked #292 on Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies 2022

About Upwards:

Upwards is a fast-growing Los Angeles-based startup transforming childcare in the United States. Backed by top investors and VCs, we're making childcare accessible to all families by connecting parents, caregivers, employers, and governments to offer benefits programs that meet ever-evolving family needs.

It is our mission to make childcare affordable and accessible for all.

The role of the Senior iOS Engineer:

Are you an innovative Senior iOS Engineer passionate about creating user-friendly applications? Join Upwards, where you'll be part of a transformative team reshaping how families connect with childcare providers. Your expertise will be instrumental in developing cutting-edge mobile applications, ensuring seamless and intuitive user experiences on our platform. Together, we're making a significant impact on meeting the childcare needs of families nationwide. Embrace this opportunity to contribute your skills, drive growth, and help us build a brighter future for families while shaping the future of childcare technology. Join us and be a part of a team committed to delivering exceptional services to our users!

In this role, you will:

Design, develop, and deliver robust, high quality iOS code in Swift
Work closely with product managers to build key features based on ideas and feedback from both internal and external stakeholders
Collaborate with designers to implement effective user experiences in accordance to mobile best practices and Human Interface Guidelines
Own the development process from estimation to execution and honor high-integrity commitments
Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code following best practices and established conventions to improve the performance, reliability, and security of the iOS app
Conduct app profiling and debugging in order to identify or diagnose issues and performances issues
Use error logging and crash monitoring tools to ensure our users continue to have delightful experiences and maintain a 99.9% crash-free rate
Stay up-to-date with the latest iOS development trends and technologies to continuously enhance the quality of our app
Leverage CI/CD in order automate building, testing, certifying, and deploying
Participate in thorough code reviews to help ensure code quality and continually improve the codebase
Participate in bi-weekly retro with the product and engineering team to reflect on past work and identify opportunities for improvement

We are looking for a candidate who:

3+ years of experience building iOS applications
Proficiency in Swift and Objective-C
Have experience with Swift, UIKit, SwiftUI, and Swift Concurrency
Have experience with RESTful APIs & JSON
Possess working knowledge of MVC and MVVM architectures
Enjoy collaborating with team members
Are eager to learn and hit the ground running
Excited to work within a data-driven team
Are detail-oriented and rarely let things slip through the cracks
We are looking for a candidate who resides within a commutable distance to Los Angeles.

What the Interview Process will look like:

1st Interview: Recruiting Manager
2nd Interview: Exercise
3rd Interview: Hiring Manager Interview
4th Interview: Final Interview with various members of the Upwards Team

Let’s talk about the perks at Upwards:

Salary Range: $140,000 - $170,000 yearly
Comprehensive Benefits - Medical, Vision, Dental, Short and Long Term Disability.
Parental Leave - Upwards provides a generous parental leave.
Monthly Fringe Benefits - Pick something fun for yourself!
401K with a 3% Match - You invest in us, we are going to invest in your future.
Flexible Paid Time Off - We encourage you to take time for yourself.
Equity - We want our employees to be stakeholders.
Paid access to co-working spaces or a monthly internet allowance.
Stipend to outfit your home office - We are 100% remote, so find that comfy chair!
Yearly professional development stipend - We support career development for all employees.

Compensation determinations rely on various factors, encompassing the position level, the individual's skills, knowledge, and capabilities, the location of the role, internal fairness considerations, and alignment with market data.

Upwards, as an E-Verify participant and equal opportunity employer, does not discriminate based on race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, or Veteran status. Rest assured that all your information will be treated confidentially in accordance with EEO guidelines.