Senior iOS Engineer, Polarsteps
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App for planning, tracking and documenting travel
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App for planning, tracking and documenting travel
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
More information about location
21-100 employees
Company mission
To build something that helps people as they explore this world — showing them the way and capturing the stories they create as they go.
Role
Who you are
- Experience working in an agile team environment
- A pragmatic approach to problem-solving, and an absence of fear when it comes to tackling big challenges in UI, architecture, or refactoring that 5-year-old piece of legacy code
- A strong iOS development background — we work with Swift, but we still have some legacy Objective-C code, so we would love it if you are also familiar with that
- Extensive experience with large apps published in the App Store
- In-depth knowledge of UIKit, SwiftUI and experience building complex user interfaces
- Experience with writing and debugging multithreading code. We use GCD, Combine, and the latest Swift Concurrency
- Realm knowledge (this is not a must but would be highly appreciated)
- Experience with Swift Package Manager
- Experience using Xcode instruments to optimize app performance and memory consumption
What the job involves
- Working closely with Maxi (our co-founder and CTO), Jimmy (our lead iOS engineer), and an amazing team of senior engineers on all things related to our app
- Be responsible for implementing new features, improving existing features and maintaining the day-to-day operations of our iOS App
- Daily interactions with product owners, designers, other engineers, and the rest of our team — we believe in a deeply collaborative environment
- Proactively improving the maintainability, resiliency and extensibility of our app, addressing technical debt when needed or even better, preventing it when it makes sense
Our take
Polarsteps was founded by avid travellers who set out to automate well documented travel experiences for its first users. Now, it aims to be the go-to place for travel planning, tracking and blogging.
Basically, the company allows its users to enjoy the travel experience while taking care of the documentation. Travel innovation is not new, but Polarsteps sets itself apart because it works independent of mobile reception when needed - catering for long and remote travel experiences.
It is this promised convenience that secured the company's impressive customer growth. It has used this momentum to build larger teams and a more robust product offering to set it up as a leading travel app.
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Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jan 2019
$3.1m
SERIES A
Aug 2017
$1m
SEED
Total funding: $4.6m
Company benefits
- A yearly free flight to a random location! Give our Teleporter a spin here
- A shiny new MacBook to work your magic on
- Hybrid working. Split your time between the office and your home as you see fit
- An extensive home office set-up — everything from noise-canceling headphones to a standing desk
- 28 days of vacation (for adventures or sitting on the couch, it's up to you)
- The option to switch up your zoom background by working from another country for up to 5 weeks a year
- A personal development budget for that curious mind of yours!
- A pension plan to help you save for those around-the-world retirement trips
- Delicious daily team lunches
- Awesome monthly parties, as well as team trips away
- A lively office in downtown Amsterdam, with travel costs reimbursed
- Free Polarsteps Travel Books to contain all your far-flung adventures
Company values
- We are dedicated to our craft
- We are explorers at heart
- We are human
- Enjoy the ride
- Be good, Do good
Company HQ
De Weteringschans, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Leadership
Koen Droste
(Co-founder)Former CEO of the company. Previously co-founded Companyspot.nl in 2009 and Upcoming in 2013. They have previous experience in publishing, sales and product management.
Niek Bokkers
(Co-Founder & Creative Director)Previously worked as a concept developer and owned and managed a creative lab for 15 years.
Job Harmsen
(Co-Founder & Head of Design/Brand)Ran a website design outfit and moved on to join Concept M as a Designer.
Maximiliano Neustadt
(Co-Founder & CTO)They have had extensive experience as a Software Developer and in leading software teams.
Clare Jones
(CEO)Active investor. Former CCO at what3words, with experience at ClearlySo, the Inspiring Women Campaign, 2nd Chance and Project Harar.
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