Staff Software Engineer (iOS)

About the Company

VSCO exists for photographers. We build the connected system photographers rely on, providing a full workflow from creation and editing to delivery and business management. We are a mission-driven company focused on empowering the global creative community through thoughtful technology.

Responsibilities

• Lead decision making on forward-thinking architectural decisions and align technical choices with company goals
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable Swift and Objective-C code
• Mentor and elevate the engineering team through design decisions and architectural trade-offs
• Drive code quality through rigorous PR reviews and testing standards
• Champion AI-assisted development to increase team velocity and quality
• Architect and implement performant solutions for interactive manipulation of images, video, and mixed media
• Contribute to the release process, including feature flagging and release management
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, and business stakeholders

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional experience building iOS applications in Swift and/or Objective-C
• Experience owning projects end-to-end from prototype to rollout
• Experience working on mobile consumer applications at scale
• Experience with iOS media manipulation frameworks (AVFoundation, Core Image/Video/Audio, Metal)
• Experience collaborating with iOS, Android, server, and web engineers
• Track record of mentoring engineers and improving code quality
• Experience with feature flagging, release management, and observability tools (Datadog, Crashlytics)
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
• Comfort with AI-assisted development workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 discussions