Staff Software Engineer (iOS)

About VSCO

VSCO (pronounced vis–co) is a platform that equips photographers with the tools, community, and exposure they need to expand creatively and professionally. VSCO maintains a rich and authentic creative environment that serves photographers at all levels – preserving a home for creative opportunity, inspiration, and connection.

At VSCO, our mission is to nurture creativity so you can make it. We empower photographers to connect with other creatives and businesses with our suite of creative tools that spans from mobile to desktop and across our global community. We are looking for humble overachievers and self-starters who are naturally curious, highly organized, and thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment. We foster a culture of collaboration, inclusion, ambition, and progress. 

About The Role

If you are passionate about iOS development and excited to join a dynamic team of creators, we encourage you to apply for this position and help us empower creators worldwide. At VSCO, you'll have the opportunity to collaborate with talented individuals who share your passion for innovation and creativity. We're building an ecosystem of end-to-end tools for photographers, enhancing our existing product while creating entirely new tools and services. This is a crucial role for someone who will help define and drive that vision forward, shaping the way our users create, connect and earn. Join us in shaping the future of mobile technology and making a meaningful impact on the global creative community.

In This Role, You Will

• Partner with cross-functional teams, including design, product, and engineering, to ideate, plan, and build innovative features that expand our ecosystem of creative tools.
• Architect and implement performant, intuitive solutions for the interactive manipulation of images, video, and mixed media, enabling rich creative expression on mobile devices.
• Champion code quality across the codebase by writing clean, testable, and maintainable Swift and Objective-C code. Mentor peers on best practices and engineering excellence.
• Lead and contribute to complex projects, delivering high-impact solutions independently or collaboratively, based on scope, timeline, and team dynamics.
• Play a key role in shaping the technical direction and long-term vision of our mobile platform as we build new tools and evolve existing products for the photography community.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience working on mobile applications on iOS (Swift and/or Objective-C)
• Experience owning projects end-to-end from initial prototypes to customer roll out
• Professional experience working on mobile consumer applications at scale
• Cross functional experience collaborating closely with designers and product managers
• Experience working with media manipulation frameworks on iOS such as AVFoundation, Core Image/Video/Audio, and Metal
• Experience collaborating with other engineers: iOS, Android, server, and web
• Experience with feature flagging, and release management best practices. 
• Experience with observability tools (Datadog, Crashlytics, etc) 

Nice to haves

• Experience with OpenGL, 3D rendering, and matrix-based transformations.
• Proficiency in writing C++.
• Experience with Flutter and/or React Native.
• Understanding of 3D rendering and matrix-based transformations.
• Experience integrating third-party tools for media manipulation.
• Familiarity with Android to facilitate cross-platform design discussions.

Job Perks

• A virtual first workplace with bi-annual company-wide travel events to connect and play
• Competitive Salary & Equity 
• Healthcare insurance, vision, dental insurance for employees and families
• Flexible Time Off
• Company-paid parental, medical and caregiver leave

Why VSCO?

We value the creative process and our employees’ opinions — input is encouraged, regardless of your position or title. We want to work with people who are driven and demonstrate initiative in taking our mission to the next level.

We believe in building a safe place for creative expression and celebrating that which makes us human, welcoming unique and personal backgrounds and experiences. We’re proud to foster diverse perspectives within VSCO as we continue to build an inclusive culture.

Compensation

The base salary for this position will vary based on several factors, such as relevant experience, location and your approved internal leveling assessed during the interview process. The base salary range for this role is $210,000 - $230,000. Salary is one component of our total compensation package. This position also qualifies for equity (i.e. stock options) and is eligible for discretionary bonuses based on performance. The benefits available for this position include flexible time off, a 401K retirement plan, insurance (medical, dental, vision, life/AD&D, short and long term disability), and 11 paid holidays. We also provide paid sick time as required by state and local law. Additional benefits and perks contained in our standard employee benefits package are also offered for this position.

Please note: 

The application window for this role will be open until at least June 20th, 2025. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

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If you receive outreach from someone claiming to work for VSCO, please verify they are communicating through the proper channels (vsco.co email domain or through Greenhouse). 

Note that VSCO will never ask for financial information or sensitive personal information during the application process.