Senior iOS Engineer

Scribd•San Francisco, CA

16h•Hybrid

About The Position

Scribd, Inc. is seeking a Senior iOS Engineer to join their Growth Retention & Monetization team. This role will serve as the iOS technical owner for the team, responsible for the Everand and Scribd apps. The engineer will lead the development of subscription, paywall, and retention features that drive revenue, including building in-app purchase flows with StoreKit, shipping A/B experiments, and collaborating with backend, web, and Android engineers on shared subscription systems. Additionally, the role involves improving app stability, addressing technical debt, and mentoring other engineers.

Requirements

5+ years of experience shipping iOS apps to the public, including consumer apps at scale.
Strong proficiency in Swift, with deep experience in SwiftUI and UIKit.
Comfort working in a mature codebase that still has Objective-C.
Experience building in-app purchase or subscription features with StoreKit, and knowledge of the App Store rules that apply to them.
Experience designing, building, and consuming APIs (REST, GraphQL a plus).
A track record of addressing technical debt and migrating code to newer technologies without slowing delivery.
Excellent communication skills and ability to lead technical initiatives in a collaborative environment.
Primary Technical Skills: Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit
Payments: StoreKit and StoreKit 2, App Store subscriptions
Testing: XCTest, XCUITest (or similar)
API Integration: RESTful APIs, JSON, GraphQL
Tooling: Xcode, Git, and iOS CI/CD

Nice To Haves

Experience with subscription systems, payments, or retention features such as paywalls, trials, cancellation and save flows, or win-back.
Experience with experimentation platforms (Statsig or similar) and product analytics.
Familiarity with web technologies (JavaScript, JSON, REST) or backend frameworks such as Ruby on Rails, to support cross-stack collaboration.
Exposure to Auth0 or similar authentication frameworks.
Interest in cross-platform collaboration with Android and web teams.

Responsibilities

Serve as the iOS technical owner for the Growth Retention & Monetization team across the Everand and Scribd apps.
Lead the development of subscription, paywall, and retention features that drive revenue.
Build in-app purchase flows with StoreKit.
Ship A/B experiments.
Partner with backend, web, and Android engineers on shared subscription systems.
Improve app stability.
Pay down technical debt.
Mentor engineers around you.

Benefits

Scribd Flex (flexible work model)
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
Mental health support and disability coverage
Generous paid time off, including vacation, sick time, holidays, winter break, volunteer time, and sabbaticals
Paid parental leave and family support benefits
Retirement matching and employee equity
Learning and development programs and professional growth opportunities
Wellness and home office stipends
Complimentary access to the Scribd, Inc. suite of products
Enterprise access to leading AI tools