Senior IOS Engineer, Platform Enablement

About the position

SoundCloud empowers artists and fans to connect and share through music. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud is an artist-first platform empowering artists to build and grow their careers by providing them with the most progressive tools, services, and resources. With over 400+ million tracks from 40 million artists, the future of music is SoundCloud. SoundCloud is looking for a Senior iOS Engineer to join our growing Platform Enablement team. This is a central engineering team that supports various initiatives around SoundCloud, including marketing technology, privacy, consent and observability across web and mobile devices. As a mobile engineer on this team, you will be collaborating with other SoundCloud mobile engineers in support of the Platform Enablement roadmap. You can expect a fast paced environment, and a variety of types of projects. Great communication skills are a must!

Responsibilities

  • Develop and maintain various SoundCloud initiatives on iOS, including MarTech, analytics, privacy, consent and growth
  • Contribute to the modernization of our codebase by refactoring Objective-C and modularizing components using Swift and SwiftUI
  • Support experimentation and data-driven product development by integrating A/B testing and tracking into mobile features
  • Build and optimize UI components using SwiftUI, with a focus on performance, accessibility, and platform consistency
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams—including product, design, backend, and analytics—to define, build, and iterate on features
  • Take part in architectural decisions, code reviews, and engineering best practices to ensure maintainable, scalable mobile development

Requirements

  • Professional experience building iOS applications using Swift, with strong knowledge of object-oriented programming, SwiftUI
  • Comfortable working in and improving large, existing codebases, including refactoring Objective-C and maintaining clean, maintainable code
  • Eager to learn new technologies, experiment, and continuously improve as an engineer
  • Skilled at working in cross-functional teams, proactively communicating, and breaking down complex problems into simple, elegant solutions
  • Thrives in a collaborative, agile environment, while also capable of working independently and taking initiative
  • Passionate about music, mobile development, and building intuitive, high-impact experiences for millions of users

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans, as well as mental health resources
  • Robust 401k program
  • Employee Equity Plan
  • Generous professional development allowance
  • Interested in a gym membership, photography course or book? We have a Creativity and Wellness benefit!
  • Flexible vacation and public holiday policy where you can take up to 35 days of PTO annually
  • 16 paid weeks for all parents (birthing and non-birthing), regardless of gender, to welcome newborns, adopted and foster children
  • Various snacks, goodies, and 2 free lunches weekly when at the office
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