iOS Software Engineer

About BuzzFeed, Inc.

BuzzFeed, Inc. (Nasdaq: BZFD) is home to the best of the internet with a mission to spread joy and truth. Across entertainment, news, food, pop culture, and commerce, our brands drive conversation and inspire what audiences watch, read, and buy now — and into the future. Born on the internet in 2006, BuzzFeed, Inc. is committed to improving it: providing trusted, quality, brand-safe entertainment to hundreds of millions of people; making content on the internet more inclusive, empathetic, and creative; and inspiring our audience to live better lives

Business Area: Technology
Job Category: Engineering
Salary: $110,000.00- $140,000.00 USD 
Union Status: Non-Union 

BuzzFeed Inc. is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. We reserve the ability to adjust the final compensation for this role based on the final candidate's experience, skillset, certifications, and geography.

The Role

BuzzFeed Inc. is looking for an iOS Engineer to help build features and shape the future of the BuzzFeed iOS App. Our versatile team consists of product managers, designers, data scientists, and engineers all working together on our mission to make the app the best place to consume BuzzFeed content. In your role, you’ll collaborate with the team to create strategies around user retention and product utility and build incredible features to bring our user’s satisfaction and meet company goals. This is a remote-first position that offers the flexibility to work from our New York office if desired.

You Will

• Apply your iOS technical and product expertise to solving real problems for both our BuzzFeed iOS users and our business
• Build features that integrate into our internal and open source iOS frameworks that are used across multiple applications
• Collaborate with product, design, data science, QA, and other internal partners on both coming up with and building  new ideas
• Write high-quality code and tests to build apps and frameworks that stand the test of time

You Have

• You have worked on and maintained iOS applications or frameworks
• You have 1+ years experience with the Swift programming language and common iOS Architectures
• You are comfortable working with people across multiple disciplines like design, product, and data science
• You can articulate your decisions and questions in a way that allows for team collaboration
• You are comfortable soliciting and providing direct and impactful feedback
• You are willing to take initiative on work that needs to be done

A big plus

• You have experience with MVVM and/or TCA Architecture
• You have experience with SwiftUI
• You have a passion for good product fit, and UX.
• You have an interest in back-end systems

About BuzzFeed Tech Stack

We know that good engineers come from a variety of backgrounds and languages – if you don't already know the languages that we use, we trust that you’ll learn.

• Swift, SwiftUI, MVVM, TCA
• Fastlane & Bitrise for CI, Firebase and DataDog for Performance monitoring
• Our backend services are written in Python, Go, or node.js

"If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at applicationhelp@buzzfeed.com. Requests received for non-disability related issues, such as following up on an application, will not receive a response."

Life at BuzzFeed, Inc.

We celebrate inclusion and are committed to equal-opportunity employment. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on age, race, gender, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status, disability or any other protected category.

You can expect:

• A supportive, inclusive atmosphere on a team that values your contributions.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth through work experience, offerings from our in-house Learning Team, our Employee Resource Groups, and more.
• An attractive and equitable compensation package, including salary.
• A well-rounded benefits program featuring paid time off, unlimited sick time, comprehensive medical benefits, a family leave policy, access to mental health platforms, retirement plans, health and wellness discounts, and much more.

Note: BuzzFeed, Inc. offers remote/flexible work (unless specified to be required to be in-person) and open to hiring remote candidates who are residents in the following states: CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, MT, NC, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OR, PA, TX, VA, WA, and WV. For non sales roles, we can also hire in AK, AR, AZ, ID, KS, MO, ND, SC, and VT.