iOS Engineer, Wattpad
Wattpad
CA$100-140k
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Platform for sharing original writing
Job no longer available
Platform for sharing original writing
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
CA$100-140k
This range is based on Canadian market data and may vary in US locations
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
Wattpad's mission is to create a world where everyone's story can be heard, and anyone can belong.
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.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
3% employee growth in 12 months
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 values
- UserObsessed- We make every decision by stepping into our users’ shoes
- Inclusive - We help everyone belong
- Trailblazer - We push ourselves on how we think and how we act
- BuildItForward - We’re always building a foundation for tomorrow
- PlayToWin - We’re driven to lead the pack
- Resourceful -We make the most of every minute and every dollar
- TeamWork - We do what’s best for the greater good
Company HQ
St. Lawrence, Toronto, ON
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Leadership
Allen lau
(CEO)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
(CSO)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.
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