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Senior iOS Engineer, Media Foundations

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Job Summary

Design and architect a modular iOS video player used across Reddit, enabling other teams to build features while delivering high-performance playback for users. Partner with backend media infrastructure and CDN teams to improve global delivery and performance. Collaborate cross-functionally to ship new media products and features, and help raise engineering standards by mentoring teammates and strengthening developer workflows. Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate prototyping and deliver validated outcomes.

Location: United States

Workplace: Remote

Employment Type: Full time

Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

•Architect a modular, easy-to-integrate iOS video player with first-class performance.
•Partner with backend media infrastructure and CDN teams to optimize global delivery and performance.
•Collaborate cross-functionally with product, design, and engineering to execute strategy and build media products.
•Set and define engineering standards, improve developer workflows, and mentor engineers.
•Use AI-assisted development tools to accelerate prototyping, system design, and coding while validating outputs.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 190,000 - 267,000 annually

Equity and Bonus:Equity

Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kPaid LeaveParental Leave

Key Requirements

•Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science (or related) or equivalent technical expertise.
•5+ years of professional software development building user-facing iOS native applications at scale using Swift.
•Strong organizational skills to prioritize work and deliver projects on schedule.
•Excellent communication skills collaborating with teams in a fully remote environment and discussing complex topics with technical and non-technical audiences.
•A track record of leading projects requiring cross-team, cross-functional collaboration.

Experience:VideoMediaIOS mobileRemote collaboration

Education:Bachelor's in Computer Science (or related field)

Skills:CommunicationOrganizationCross-functional collaborationMentorshipEntrepreneurial mindset

Languages:English

Tech Stack:SwiftIOSAVFoundationHTTP Live StreamingHLSMPEG-DASHMP4CDNAPIs

Company Brief

Operates Reddit, a large online community and discussion platform where users submit content, comment, and vote across topic-based communities (subreddits); monetizes via advertising, premium subscriptions, and awards.

Industry: Digital Media

Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)

Growth: Public Company

Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)

Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed

Headquarters: San Francisco, United States

Founded: 2005

Website LinkedIn

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