iOS Engineer, Wattpad

Wattpad

CA$100-140k

This range is based on Canadian market data and may vary in US locations

AWS

iOS

Swift

Objective-C

Zoom

Mid and Senior level

Toronto

Remote from Canada, US

More information about location

Platform for sharing original writing

Job no longer available

Platform for sharing original writing

101-200 employees

B2CPublishingContentEntertainmentSaaSCommunity

Job no longer available

CA$100-140k

This range is based on Canadian market data and may vary in US locations

AWS

iOS

Swift

Objective-C

Zoom

Mid and Senior level

Toronto

Remote from Canada, US

More information about location

101-200 employees

B2CPublishingContentEntertainmentSaaSCommunity

Company mission

Wattpad's mission is to create a world where everyone's story can be heard, and anyone can belong.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

3+ years of experience with native iOS development
Strong knowledge of at least one of the following: Swift, Objective-C
Deep understanding of iOS frameworks and modern design paradigms
Desire to grow and learn continuously, and amplify those around you
Eagerness and initiative; you leave the codebase cleaner than you found it
Sincere enjoyment in developing across platforms and technology stacks
If you’ve got a track record in mobile development with a broad range of skills and interests, a passion for understanding user behaviour, and love shipping code at a huge scale; this is the opportunity for you!

Desirable

Experience with Go or AWS
Existing app portfolio

What the job involves

As an iOS Engineer, you will spend the bulk of your time on our native iOS apps implementing and testing new features, improving architecture and performance, building beautiful user interfaces and writing shareable code that can scale across projects and teams
You’ll use the latest tools and open-source libraries, and will also have opportunities to make meaningful contributions to Wattpad’s web and backend services, as your interests allow
Build cutting edge iOS apps that bring the joy of storytelling to millions around the world
Contribute to our automated test framework to maintain a high quality codebase
Working with Product Managers and Product Designers to refine product experience
Plan collaboratively, and drive innovation with a-functional team
Release weekly updates to the Apple App Store

Application process

Wattpad is conducting all interviews in a distributed manner using applicable third party software where needed and using visual interface tools such as Google Hangouts and Zoom

Our take

Content is king and Wattpad has managed to create a platform that aggregates the most loved original writing content in the world, turning the traditional publishing industry on its head.

Where authors used to submit drafts to dozens of publishing houses in the hope of getting some eyeballs on their work, Wattpad opened up the process to millions of young authors by letting them easily submit their work, and fostering a community around their software that offers feedback and help.

The e-reading platform is now looking to double down on its strategy of taking its user-generated fiction and turning it into successful intellectual property upon which original series and movies can be based. However, a significant challenge for Wattpad is in producing original, marketable content from its platform, given the popularity of fanfiction, stories which are based on existing intellectual property.

Another challenge for Wattpad is the current economic conditions, which have affected much of the tech sector and are not sparing digital publishing. Having shelved bold plans for the future, it also laid off 15% of its workforce in March 2023. Having realigned for its current business needs, however, it is now well placed to weather the current market downturn.

Freddie

Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle

Insights

Top investors

3% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.7)

Trustpilot (1.6)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)

Jan 2018

$51m

LATE VC

Apr 2014

$46m

SERIES C

Total funding: $117.8m

Company benefits

Full health benefits
Career development & Mentorship opportunities
RRSP matching
Generous parental Leave top-up
Flexible hours
Regular hackathons
Healthy snacks & drinks
Your choice of hardware
Monthly work-from-home allowance
Beautiful offices in Toronto and Halifax
Easy access to transit

Company HQ

St. Lawrence, Toronto, ON

Leadership

Allen lau

(Co-Founder)

Lau attended University of Toronto where he earned his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering followed by a master's in the same subject. Thereafter he briefly worked as a software engineer for Brightspark before founding his first notable company, Tira Wireless, a mobile development startup. He is also the co-founder of Two Small Fish Ventures, a fund that invests in Toronto and Waterloo-based early-stage internet companies with strong network effects.

Ivan Yuen

(Co-Founder)

Prior to Wattpad, Ivan co-founded FeedM8 and served as the company’s CTO. Before that he was one of the first employees of Tira Wireless, where he helped grow the technical team and developed new and emerging wireless technologies. Ivan graduated from the University of Waterloo with a degree in Computer Engineering and also earned an MBA from the Rotman School of Management.

Salary benchmarks

We don't have enough data yet to provide salary benchmarks for this role.

Submit your salary to help other candidates with crowdsourced salary estimates.

Share this job

View 5 more jobs at Wattpad