Software Engineer, iOS Core Product - Montreal, Canada

Speechify • Montreal, QC

5d • Remote

About The Position

Speechify is seeking a Senior iOS Engineer to support its growing iOS app user base and contribute to new projects. This role is ideal for someone who thinks strategically, thrives in fast-paced environments, is passionate about product decisions, and has experience building excellent user experiences. Speechify is a flat organization that values technical skill, results, strong work ethic, communication, and a drive to win. The interview process is expedited, aiming for completion within one week.

Speechify's mission is to ensure reading is never a barrier to learning. Over 50 million people use Speechify's text-to-speech products to convert reading materials into audio, enhancing reading speed, comprehension, and retention. The company operates in a 100% distributed setting with no physical offices, employing nearly 200 people globally. Speechify's products include iOS, Android, Mac, Chrome Extension, and Web App versions. The company has received recognition from Google as Chrome Extension of the Year and from Apple as App of the Day, and was also recognized with Apple's 2025 Design Award for inclusivity.

Requirements

• Experience working on products that scaled to a large user base
• Experience working on various products from inception to decent traction
• Responsibility for engineering the product
• Customer obsession: constantly obsessed about providing the best possible experience
• Product thinking: make thoughtful decisions about product evolution and support internal teams and designers
• Speed: work quickly to generate ideas and decide what can ship now versus what needs time
• Focus: know how and when to engage or be heads down in a busy, remote startup environment
• Swift Programming Language
• SwiftUI experience
• Experience in Multithreading Programming
• Working with CI/CD infrastructure
• Experience with Fastlane
• SOLID principles, the ability to write every single class according to SOLID
• Experience with Git and understanding of different Git strategies

Responsibilities

• Lead key engineering and product decisions
• Actively ship production code for the Speechify iOS app
• Work within a dedicated product team
• Participate in product discussions to shape the product roadmap
• Maintain and enhance the existing complex app architecture

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Collegiate atmosphere
• Commitment to building a great asynchronous culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed