Senior Engineer, iOS

About the role

Rakuten Viki, a global entertainment streaming platform specializing in Asian content, is hiring a Senior Engineer, iOS. You will work on improving the Viki apps, joining a team of iOS engineers whose work is featured in tech blogs and news sites. The role also offers exposure to media streaming across multiple platforms such as Apple TV, mobile apps and Chromecast.

Key responsibilities

• Improve the Viki apps and explore new technologies while excelling at existing ones
• Find innovative ways to increase application efficiency and connectivity, focusing on the core user experience
• Work closely with product and design teams to build user interfaces and features optimized for mobile platforms
• Prototype leading-edge concepts

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• 5+ years building native applications for iPhone, iPad or Apple TV
• Deep understanding of iOS framework internals, including multithreading and memory management on mobile devices
• Interest in exploring, investigating and prototyping new ideas

Required skills

• Swift and iOS frameworks (UIKit, SwiftUI)
• Preferred: video streaming experience, product design experience focused on user analytics, experience testing frameworks, and prior work with in-app subscriptions