VSCO® · 1 day ago
Staff Software Engineer (iOS)
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$210K/yr - $230K/yr
7+ years expVSCO is a platform that equips photographers with tools and community for creative expansion. The Staff Software Engineer (iOS) will collaborate with cross-functional teams to build innovative features and enhance the mobile platform for photographers, shaping the future of mobile technology.
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Responsibilities
Partner with cross-functional teams, including design, product, and engineering, to ideate, plan, and build innovative features that expand our ecosystem of creative tools
Architect and implement performant, intuitive solutions for the interactive manipulation of images, video, and mixed media, enabling rich creative expression on mobile devices
Champion code quality across the codebase by writing clean, testable, and maintainable Swift and Objective-C code. Mentor peers on best practices and engineering excellence
Lead and contribute to complex projects, delivering high-impact solutions independently or collaboratively, based on scope, timeline, and team dynamics
Play a key role in shaping the technical direction and long-term vision of our mobile platform as we build new tools and evolve existing products for the photography community
Qualification
Required
7+ years of experience working on mobile applications on iOS (Swift and/or Objective-C)
Experience owning projects end-to-end from initial prototypes to customer roll out
Professional experience working on mobile consumer applications at scale
Cross functional experience collaborating closely with designers and product managers
Experience working with media manipulation frameworks on iOS such as AVFoundation, Core Image/Video/Audio, and Metal
Experience collaborating with other engineers: iOS, Android, server, and web
Experience with feature flagging, and release management best practices
Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Crashlytics, etc)
Preferred
Experience with React Native
Experience with OpenGL, 3D rendering, and matrix-based transformations
Experience integrating third-party tools for media manipulation
Familiarity with Android to facilitate cross-platform design discussions
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and families
Flexible Time Off
Company-paid parental, medical and caregiver leave
Other perks including mental health resources and tech reimbursements
401K retirement plan
Insurance (medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, short and long term disability)
11 paid holidays
Paid sick time as required by state and local law
Company
VSCO®
VSCO is a community-driven platform that equips photographers to expand creatively and professionally.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2023 (2)
2021 (5)
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$90MKey Investors
Glynn Capital ManagementAccel
2015-04-24Series B· $50M
2014-05-06Series A· $40M
Leadership Team
Greg Lutze
Co-Founder and Chief Experience Officer
Joel Flory
Executive Chairman and Co-Founder
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