Senior iOS Software Engineer

at Perplexity AI
📍 London, United Kingdom
📍 San Francisco, United States
USD 180,000-220,000 per year
SENIOR
✅ On-site

SCRAPED

Used Tools & Technologies

Not specified

Required Skills & Competences ?

UI/UX @ 4 HTTP @ 4 iOS @ 4 Swift @ 7 macOS @ 4

Details

Perplexity is an AI-powered answer engine founded in December 2022. Our objective is to build accurate, trustworthy AI that powers decision-making for people and assistive AI wherever decisions are being made. Perplexity is growing rapidly and handles hundreds of millions of queries per month.

This role is for a Senior iOS Engineer to join a small team building and improving Perplexity’s native iOS app. The role focuses on building new experiences, improving app performance, and contributing to the mobile development process end-to-end.

Responsibilities

  • Develop a native iOS app for Perplexity's evolving product
  • Define and improve processes around mobile development, including planning, testing, releasing, and monitoring
  • Work with the core team to design and implement novel mobile experiences

Requirements

  • 5+ years industry experience
  • Strong Swift fundamentals and proven track record working with a modern iOS stack built with Swift, SwiftUI (iOS16+) and UIKit
  • Enjoy building polished UI and delivering a good UX; write reusable and testable code
  • Understand low-level intricacies and know how to profile and measure app performance and speed
  • Comfortable working in a small, fast-moving team and willing to take ownership
  • Passion for iOS development and experimenting with new iOS/iPadOS features

Nice to have

  • Experience with related platforms like macOS and tools like Mac Catalyst
  • Experience with WebSockets and HTTP
  • Experience with concurrency and multithreading (GCD, critical sections, race conditions)

Compensation & Benefits

  • Cash compensation range: $180,000 - $220,000 per year
  • Equity may be part of the total compensation package
  • Benefits include comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents, and a 401(k) plan

Technologies & Topics Mentioned

Swift, SwiftUI (iOS16+), UIKit, iOS, iPadOS, macOS, Mac Catalyst, WebSockets, HTTP, concurrency, multithreading, GCD, performance profiling, UI/UX, testing, release processes, monitoring, search, large language models, small-team collaboration.