TextNow · 17 hours ago
Software Developer — iOS - US
Open- United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$136K/yr - $274K/yrTextNow is redefining how people connect by combining simplicity, intelligence, and accessibility. As a Software Developer - iOS, you will shape systems and architecture to create high-performance applications, leveraging AI and automation to enhance development and user experience.
MessagingMobileSocial NetworkTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Design, develop, and sustain high-performance iOS applications using Swift, SwiftUI, and Objective-C
Lead architectural modernization and modularization to improve scalability and cross-platform reuse
Define and own the entire lifecycle of your systems: feature ideation, API design, instrumentation, deployment (CI/CD), live-traffic monitoring, unit/UI/e2e testing, user telemetry & data analysis, experiment design (A/B tests), and continuous iteration
Influence and evolve our architecture: propose and lead initiatives to decompose monoliths, build shared libraries and frameworks, improve modularization, enable reuse across iOS, Android, Web; evaluate new Apple platform capabilities (e.g., new OS releases, device types, form factors, architectures) and lead their adoption
Apply AI-driven tools and automation frameworks to speed up development, code analysis, testing, and reliability
Leverage intelligent telemetry, analytics, and optimization pipelines to improve app performance and user experience
Define observability standards, telemetry pipelines, and fault-tolerance strategies for production-grade systems
Partner closely with product, design, backend, and data teams to deliver seamless, high-quality user experiences
Drive technical discussions, mentor developers, and influence strategic direction across mobile platforms
Qualification
Required
Deep expertise in Swift, SwiftUI, and modern concurrency (async/await, actors)
Proven track record of architecting modular, maintainable systems that balance speed and reliability
Strong background in performance optimization, observability, and system-level debugging
Experience using AI and automation to improve developer velocity, reliability, or product intelligence
A collaborative technical leader who thrives in fast-moving environments and mentors others to excel
Passionate about creating elegant, high-performance mobile experiences across Apple's ecosystem
You architect for observability, reliability and production-readiness: you understand instrumentation, SLOs/SLIs, fault-tolerance, runbooks, incident triage, scalable telemetry pipelines, and production diagnostics for mobile clients
You have been a technical leader (not just an individual contributor): you've influenced roadmap decisions, contributed to multi-team initiatives, mentored/led developers, driven culture/process improvements, and interfaced with senior developer/product leadership
Benefits
Free phone service
Strong work life blend
Flexible work arrangements (work-from-home, remote, or access to one of our office spaces)
Employee stock options
Unlimited vacation
12 paid holidays per year
Competitive pay
Health, dental, and vision benefits
Short-term & long-term disability
$750 annual wellness benefit or healthcare spending account
RRSP matching (Canada) | 401(K) (USA)
Parental leave for eligible employees
Learning & Development opportunities
We travel a few times a year for various team events, company-wide off-sites, and more
Company
TextNow
Our mission is to break down the barriers to communication and free the flow of conversation for people everywhere.
Founded in 2009
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$1M2011-10-19Seed· $1M
Leadership Team
Derek Ting
CEO
Kevin Denny
Chief Financial Officer
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