Software Engineer II, iOS Ad Tech
About The Position
The Washington Post is looking for a Software Engineer to support our flagship mobile applications, with a dedicated focus on advancing our advertising technology (AdTech) capabilities. Under general supervision, you will perform technical analysis, design and development or enhancement of iOS applications and play an integral role in helping deliver increasingly smarter mobile apps to our users. You will participate in all facets of the agile development process and will have the opportunity to contribute to products that will be used by millions of people. We are looking for someone with strong interest in all things mobile and a passion for engineering high-quality, scalable solutions at the intersection of media and advertising.
Requirements
- Design and develop advanced applications for iOS and related platforms.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define API contracts, design and ship new features.
- Design high-level mobile solutions to meet product requirements and following established development methodologies and standards.
- Understand the complexities of and help integrate different third-party SDKs
- Identify, troubleshoot, and solve complex problems
- Participate in agile software development practices and peer/code reviews.
- Unit-test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability and general reliability
- Stay on top of latest technologies/ mobile trends and recommend appropriate design solutions.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, engineering or related technical field or equivalent experience.
- 3+ years of experience with the iOS SDK required; prior experience in a similar role preferred.
- Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals, operating systems, algorithms, data structure, design principles.
- Excellent verbal/written communication and collaboration skills.
- Strong problem-solving skills.
- Experience working with or prototyping with Apple SDKs
- Experience with Swift.
- Experience supporting advertising implementations like Google Ad Manager and Nimbus
- Experience leveraging AI tooling in the development process
- Experience with Version Control principles, preferably using Git and Pull Requests
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies
- Experience with testing and quality assurance practices including unit testing and code documentation.
Responsibilities
- Own the intersection of native ad format development, real-time bidding (RTB/header bidding) integration, and ad measurement on iOS.
- Research and apply native advertising patterns proven out by leading iOS social and content apps (in-feed cards, native video units, sponsored content styled to match organic posts) to our own app surfaces.
- Build and maintain measurement pipelines around ad viewability, click-through rates, and latency to support data-driven partnership decisions.
- Serve as a subject matter expert on iOS privacy standards (ATT, app privacy and data practices) and modern iOS capabilities, advising advertising partners on platform constraints and opportunities.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and solve complex problems, including those affecting ad display latency, battery usage, and app stability across a fragmented device ecosystem.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental and vision coverage
- Company-paid pension and 401(k) match
- Three weeks of vacation and up to three weeks of paid sick leave
- Nine paid holidays and two personal days
- 20 weeks paid parental leave for any new parent
- Robust mental health resources
- Backup care and caregiver concierge services
- Gender affirming services
- Pet insurance
- Free Post digital subscription
- Leadership and career development programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
