Staff Software Engineer, iOS Platform
Reddit is hiring a Staff Software Engineer, iOS Platform for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $217k-$304k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Reddit.
Level's read on this job
- On Level's scale, this software engineer role is Uses AI ●●○○: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- Pay on this posting starts 29% higher than the typical software engineer posting on Level.
- This is listed as a remote role.
- The posting mentions iOS, Swift and Objective C among its tools and skills.
- Reddit has 155 other open roles on Level.
AI in this role
Owns the iOS platform architecture and builds agentic workflows to accelerate code migrations across the repository.
The iOS Platform team sets the technical direction for iOS at Reddit. Our customers are primarily other engineers. It’s our job to help improve developer efficiency by providing libraries/APIs/frameworks, monitoring performance, building shared components, improving build tools, etc. In the codebase, we own the core components of the app such as the networking layer, persistence, and dependency injection. 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 experience at Reddit. In 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 Staff 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 Reddit’s iOS application development. In addition, you will act as an architect for the iOS application at Reddit.
What you’ll do
- Own the architecture of Reddit’s iOS Mobile App and make it scale to the next 100M+ DAUs. Propose ideas/solutions to reach our vision of “making Reddit’s 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.
- Build agentic workflows to accelerate migrations across a multi-million line of code repository.
- 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 people’s lives globally.
- 10+ years of Software development experience with at least 5+ years in designing/developing iOS applications.
- Experience in influencing larger (100+ 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 people’s lives globally.
- Experience working with cross-functional teams such as design, product, data teams to deliver great user experiences.
- Bachelor's 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
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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 https://www.redditinc.com/careers/.
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The base salary range for this position is:$217,000—$303,900 USDIn select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.
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How we rate this
Staff Software Engineer, iOS Platform at Reddit rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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Skills and AI tools this role asks for
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Pay
- This job starts at
- $217k
- Typical software engineer job
- $168k
This posting starts 29% above the typical software engineer job. See software engineer jobs
Questions you could be asked
- How do you decide when an AI agent can act on its own versus asking for approval first?
- Tell me about a project where ios architecture was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where mobile development was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where agentic workflows was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where performance optimization was part of your work. What did you do?
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- List these exact terms on your resume: AI agents, iOS Architecture, Mobile Development, Agentic Workflows, and Performance Optimization. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list. This role treats it as a required part of the job.
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