Remote Sr. Software Engineer - iOS Job at Brave
Job Overview
Brave is hiring a remote candidate for Sr. Software Engineer - iOS. This is a full time position. Work location: Anywhere.
The role typically involves technologies such as iOS, Swift, Engineer.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain the iOS version of the Brave web browser
- Write maintainable code, applying testing responsibly. Collaborate with others on(iOS) team to formulate best practices.
- Work alongside privacy and security experts to help provide a secure and private experience for our users
- Work with the open source community on GitHub – help guide contributors by being transparent about our work items and helping review externally submitted work. Contribute back to the community when possible (improving an open source library we use, etc)
Required Skills
Primary Skills
- iOS
- Swift
Secondary Skills
- Engineer
Skills required for this role include iOS, Swift, Engineer, and related tools for day-to-day development.
Job Details
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Location: Anywhere
- Salary: $150000 – $200000 USD
Tech Stack
iOS, Swift, Engineer
About the Company
Brave is on a mission to build a user-first Web. Starting with its flagship browser and search engine, Brave shields users from the creepy ads and trackers that follow you across the web. Their browser has more than 82 million users, and their search engine delivers over 1 billion queries per month. But they’re also changing the Web’s money model with a privacy-first digital ads platform that gives advertisers access to unreachable audiences, users earn crypto rewards for their attention, and creators unlock new revenue streams. Founded in 2015 by Brendan Eich, creator of JavaScript and co-founder of Mozilla (Firefox), and Brian Bondy, formerly of Khan Academy and Mozilla. Discover their products: Brave Browser: Fast, private browsing that blocks third-party ads and trackers by default. Brave Search: The world’s largest private search index and the fastest growing independent search engine since Bing. Brave Ads: Unique cookie-less advertising in discreet ad units built right into the browser and search engine.
Role details
Brave browser for iOS is on a strong growth trajectory. We are looking to hire an experienced iOS developer to design, build, and maintain the iOS version of the Brave web browser. Brave is receiving great reviews in the App Store and we’re just getting started. Work together with our developers and privacy/security experts to help us take our browser to the next level.
Responsibilities will include:
Requirements
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5+ years of experience with iOS development
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Strong Swift/SwiftUI, Objective-C, and C++ skills
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Expert-level familiarity with Xcode and Instrumentation
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Ability to create interfaces programmatically
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Experience with software development via distributed development teams
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Comfortable working in an open source setting
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A CS degree or equivalent experience preferred
The tech stack is composed of a mixture of Swift, C++, Objective-C++ and JavaScript using many core technologies such as SwiftUI, UIKit, WebKit and CoreData, as well as interfacing with Chromium core services.
The project is open-source on GitHub: https://github.com/brave/brave-browser
We follow open-source peer-review practices.
Working at Brave
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Industry-leader in privacy, with a research and engineering team that’s innovating everyday to keep people safer online and beat Big Tech
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Highly competitive salaries & benefits, and generous home-office stipends
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Fully remote team (no office, no commute)
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Welcoming, humble, ridiculously smart teammates, and a truly flat org structure
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Opportunity to get in early at a hyper-growth company, and revolutionize the web
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Oh, and did we mention Brendan, our CEO & co-founder, invented JavaScript?
Compensation - $150,000.00 - $200,000.00 DOE