Senior iOS Engineer

Job Description

Joining Popsa now is pretty exciting. [According to Deloitte](https://popsa-named-fastest-growing-software-company-in-2020/), were the UKs fastest-growing startup of 2020. We have a fast-growing global customer base to match, and the backing of someof the best investors in the world. Our native iOS and Android apps are available in 12 languagesattracting more than 3 million users to dateand we ship to 50 countries around the world. Phew.So why is Popsa so hot right now The reality is, people havenever taken more photos than we do today. Our phones are literally crammed with memories. But although were good at capturing momentswere not as good at doing anything with them. Theyll often sit forgotten on our devices or in the cloud.Then Popsa camealong. Founded in 2016, weve built an award-winning app thats made printing your memories so easy and accessible, anyone can do it. No more barriers. No more time-wasting. In fact, everything we do as a business is designed with this ethos. We help peopleturn their best moments into something beautiful and lasting, in no time at all.Today were best known for photobooks, but our vision of the future goes far beyond print. Were building a platform to help people to curate their experiences in lots of excitingways. We want to become THE place where people come to capture their life stories. To celebrate their most important people and relationships. To create lasting meaning from their experiences.*About the role:** Our apps are at the front and centre of our usersexperience; used by millions of people in several languages across the globe* As a diverse and collaborative team, youll work with people from across the company on a wide range of user-facing features * Rewarding technical challenges involved in workingwith images, real-time rendering and interactive editing tools* An emphasis on adopting new APIs and language features so that the project stays fresh and the app feels fully at home on the latest iOS releases and devices* Potential to directly influence thecompanys growth, through innovative technical design and freedom to explore novel approaches***Upcoming technical challenges:** Enabling real-time design collaboration between our users* Using machine learning models to understand the users photo library*Developing social graphs to help users enrich their stories***Requirements:** 3+ Years experience developing with Swift* Recent experience developing high-quality consumer-facing iOS apps* A problem-solving, constructive mindset* Good communicators who arekeen to work collaboratively***About the technology:** Our app is 100% written in Swift* We use Swift Package Manager for dependency management* Were using Protocol Buffers for data serialisation* We use Github Actions with a local Mac Mini for testing CIand Bitrise for App Store buildsbut hopefully Xcode Cloud will make all this obsolete!*About you:** Youre a passionate advocate for best practices* You love being hands-on, working with people of all disciplines to solve problems* You are motivated byseeing the positive effects your work has on users* You appreciate aesthetic quality and great user experiences-* Generous share options packages (with accelerated vesting on an exit)* Apple equipment on joining* Time off at Christmas (in addition to 28 daysholiday)* Unlimited free drinks (alcoholic, non-alcoholic, caffeinated, dairy-free, you name it)* Unlimited free fruit* Free deodorant, clean towels, shower gel and shower facilities* Free sanitary products for people who menstruate* Flexible working arrangementsfor parents* Beautiful, modern Soho office (for those that want to come)* Use of PlayStation 5 console and Sonos audio equipment* WFH essentials provided (4k display, Apple keyboard/mice, ergo. desk-chairs)* Cycle-to-work scheme (to get money off cycling equipment)*Paid time off for medical appointments (such as going to the dentist)* Access to all of our performance data so you can make informed career decisions* Free company social events (such as Karaoke, FlightClub and Go-Karting) in normal times* Regular and fully-paidteam dinners and drinks* Office library of tech, design and startup-focussed books* Birthday cake on your birthday* Paid-for courses to further your skills (such as AWS certification)* Paid-for tickets to industry conferences (such as Droidcon, WWDC, App PromotionSummit)* Workshops by special-guest third party experts (such as machine learning workshops by UCL and growth hacking workshops by StartUp Core Strengths)* Cool Christmas parties (our last one was on a private boat in the Thames)* Intro Call* Technical Call/Task*Meet the TeamiOS, SwiftiOS, Swift, APIs, Mobile Development