California Hybrid Full-time USD 180,000 – 240,000 / year

Cantina is hiring an iOS Engineer (Senior-Staff Levels)

Responsibilities

  • Work with frameworks and technologies such as UIKit, AVFoundation, Combine, and Core Animation.
  • Lead the development of new AI and media-driven features.
  • Build and optimize video and audio pipelines, real-time media effects, and AI-powered visual features.
  • Participate in architecture meetings to ensure applications meet the highest quality standards.
  • Collaborate with Product, Design, and QA teams to deliver polished, scalable experiences.
  • Take ownership of features as part of a small team that ships an application to a large user base.
  • Be part of an incredibly supportive team that values feedback, both positive and career-growth oriented.

Requirements

  • 8+ years of experience developing iOS applications, or equivalent education.
  • Fluency in Swift, UIKit, and Objective-C, with a strong foundation in custom graphics and animation frameworks.
  • Ability to write readable, maintainable, documented, and thoroughly tested code.
  • Experience developing integrations with RESTful APIs.
  • Proficiency with Git and version control workflows.
  • Basic understanding of Figma — able to determine spacing and sizing; bonus if you can export icons and understand variables.
  • Ability to effectively translate Product, UX, and UI requirements into code.
  • Skilled at evaluating and communicating engineering solutions and trade-offs to teammates and potentially non-technical stakeholders.
  • Can create scalable and reusable components that are flexible and modular.
  • Attention to detail, motion, and animation.

Nice to Have

  • Experience with video editing, real-time media effects, or AI-driven media features is a plus.

Benefits

  • Competitive salary and generous company equity.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance – 99.99% of premiums covered by the company.
  • 42 days of paid time off, including: 15 PTO days, 10 sick days, 15 company holidays, 2 floating holidays.
  • Generous parental leave and fertility support.
  • 401(k) retirement savings plan.
  • Lifestyle spending account – $500 per month to use however you like.
  • Complimentary lunch and snacks for in-office employees.
  • One Medical membership, and more.

Compensation

Competitive salary and generous company equity

Work Arrangement

Not specified

Team

Small team that ships an application to a large user base

Not specified

Required Skills
Git
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Job Details
Location California
Work mode Hybrid
Employment Full-time
Salary USD 180,000 – 240,000 / year
Department Engineering
Category Mobile
Posted 10 days ago
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