Apple Engineer at Doist

Worldwide

<p>At Doist, our mission is to <strong>empower people with simple yet powerful tools</strong>.</p><p>We're a multidisciplinary, fully-remote, team that’s passionate about creating products, like <a href="https://www.todoist.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">Todoist</a> and <a href="https://twist.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">Twist</a>, that improve people’s lives. We thrive on innovating new solutions to old productivity challenges and we seek to rethink how productivity tools are made. </p><h3>Our Core Values</h3><p>They are few, but they are mighty. From creating processes to decision-making and recruiting, we build our four core values into nearly every single thing we do.</p><ul><li> <strong>Ambition.</strong> You aspire to put a dent in the universe. You set high standards for yourself and those around you. You solve issues that have a high impact on our customers and our company.</li><li> <strong>Mastery. </strong>You care deeply about the quality of your work. You’re continuously learning and pushing yourself to the limits of your ability. As a champion of your craft, you are also a champion of your well-being – you work intensely, then disconnect completely.</li><li> <strong>Independence. </strong>Others can trust that you’ll deliver on time. You keep your word and trust your teammates to do the same. You are proactive, take ownership, and remain accountable with little or no direction.</li><li> <strong>Communication.</strong> Your communication is clear, concise, and engaging. You keep others in the loop and never go radio silent. You speak respectfully and foster warm relationships through your interactions. You’re culturally and socially aware and can appropriately navigate social situations.</li></ul><p>We invite you to <a href="https://blog.doist.com/" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">visit our blog</a> to learn more about us, our values, and how we work.</p><h3>Your Team &amp; Role</h3><p>As an Apple Engineer at Doist, you'll use your software engineering skills to help our team continue delivering an amazing experience for millions of users across iOS, iPadOS, and watchOS. You'll design, build, and maintain reusable and reliable code that makes productivity feel effortless.</p><p>At Doist, you're not just a developer churning out code – you're an important contributor with business aptitude, creativity, and strong interpersonal skills. You'll have the opportunity to lead and collaborate in cross-functional teams that work to solve real pain points our users face, as well as build new and exciting features that make their lives better.</p><p>Our codebase, written in Swift, is far from perfect (and that's okay!). We're looking for ways to modernize our stack and architecture to build the most reliable codebase possible. This is a great opportunity for you to make a meaningful impact on our team and the product millions depend on.</p><p>We're a great fit if you thrive in understanding and evolving legacy systems, maintaining a high delivery cadence and quality, systematically repaying technical debt, mentoring colleagues, and working with a highly resilient team. We're seeking an engineer who will raise the bar for the team and help us continue evolving our momentum, solution architecture, and overall quality.</p><p><strong>Requirements</strong></p><h3>About You</h3><p>These are the key attributes that will enable you to thrive in this position:</p><p><strong>Technical Excellence</strong></p><ul><li>You have considerable professional experience in designing, building, and maintaining production-ready software for Apple platforms (iOS, iPadOS, watchOS)</li><li>You have a strong knowledge of the Swift programming language and follow its evolution closely</li><li>You have a robust understanding of the UIKit framework (bonus points if you have worked with SwiftUI in production)</li><li>You have a deep awareness of Apple Human Interface Guidelines and always look for opportunities to ensure they are followed</li><li>You are familiar with the latest and greatest technologies of the Apple platforms announced at WWDC</li><li>You have a strong knowledge of testing principles both in Unit and UI testing</li><li>You are familiar with the most common persistence technologies (e.g. GRDB, Core Data)</li><li>You routinely produce readable, well-structured code in concise Git commits and have extensive experience in writing and reviewing pull requests, consistently providing valuable feedback and mentorship through your reviews</li></ul><p><strong>Values Alignment</strong></p><ul><li>You believe in simplicity and practicality, yet you still strive to create meaningful impact in everything you build. You resonate with our core values – mastery, ambition, independence, and communication – and see how they translate into everyday decisions.</li></ul><p><strong>Autonomous &amp; Async-Ready</strong></p><ul><li>You thrive with autonomy and have proven that you can get things done without someone looking over your shoulder. Experience in remote teams is a plus.</li></ul><p><strong>Effective Communicator &amp; Collaborator</strong></p><ul><li>You can confidently discuss technical nuances in English – both written and spoken – and work seamlessly with designers, product managers, other engineers, and customer experience teams to create better solutions together. You possess strong English speaking and writing communication skills suitable for a remote and asynchronous work environment.</li></ul><p><strong>Testing Mindset</strong></p><ul><li>You're no stranger to automated testing (unit, integration, end-to-end) and see it as critical to build robust software.</li></ul><p><strong>Performance-Driven</strong></p><ul><li>Measuring, analyzing, and fixing performance issues is second nature to you.</li></ul><p><strong>Tooling Proficiency</strong></p><ul><li>Customizing tooling, CI/CD pipelines, production monitoring, and exploring AI solutions to boost productivity is in your wheelhouse.</li></ul><p><strong>Accessibility &amp; Security Mindset</strong></p><ul><li>You aim to build inclusive experiences that accommodate everyone's needs. You're attentive to potential vulnerabilities to keep our product safe.</li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Don't check every box?</strong> If you're driven to learn and grow, we still want to hear from you! Continuous learning is at the heart of our culture, and we believe the best solutions come from diverse perspectives and experiences.</p><p>Ready to help millions of people organize their lives better? We'd love to hear from you.</p><p>Apply soonest, as these roles don’t come along often and we move fast.</p><h3>Our Process</h3><ol><li><strong>Submit your complete application</strong>. Attach a resume (or manually entered experience) and thoughtful responses to all the application questions. No cover letter needed!</li><li><strong>Application screening.</strong> We read every application to understand your motivation, skills, and experience. Once your application has been reviewed, you'll receive a response regarding the status of your application.</li><li><strong>Salary transparency &amp; Value-alignment interview with shortlisted candidates. </strong>If you’re shortlisted, we’ll calculate and share the salary range of your location up front. Then you’ll schedule a call to meet with Jaime, Head of Apple Engineering. </li><li><strong>Role-alignment interview</strong> with Erik, one of our amazing Apple Engineers. </li><li><strong>Paid Task Assignment.</strong> This will be your opportunity to showcase your role-specific skills, how you think and work.</li><li><strong>Culture-contribution interview</strong> with Gonçalo, CTO. </li><li><strong>Reference &amp; Background checks.</strong></li><li><strong>Offer </strong>to the successful hire.</li></ol><p><strong>Benefits</strong></p><p>Our perks and benefits are designed to provide the freedom and support you need to grow personally and professionally. Here’s what that looks like:</p><p><strong>The basics</strong></p><ul> <li>We work remotely and mostly async from anywhere. If you see a specific location being advertised, feel free to apply any way, this is usually due to restrictions on a few job boards.</li> <li>Design your own schedule. Work during the time of day that’s best for you. Doisters are encouraged to work 8-hour days and no more than 40 hours/week.</li> <li>Competitive pay. Our formula-based salaries are calculated based on industry-benchmarked skills and geographical location – no stressful negotiation required.</li> </ul><p><strong>Expand your professional skills</strong></p><ul> <li>Continue your education. You’ll have a recurring budget to spend on attending conferences, taking courses, and purchasing books.</li> <li>Collaborate in person at retreats. Our team- and company-wide retreats are unforgettable. The connections that we make in person inspire us throughout the year.</li> </ul><p><strong>Craft your ideal work environment</strong></p><ul> <li>Cozy up at a coworking space. Find a coworking space that’s right for you and Doist will provide a monthly stipend towards this cost. </li> <li>Subscribe to apps and services. You’ll have a monthly budget to spend on services that help you do your job: home internet, work apps, music subscription, etc.</li> <li>Purchase the hardware you need. Every Doister has access to a recurring budget to spend on work-related equipment.</li> </ul><p><strong>Focus on your well-being</strong></p><ul> <li>Recharge with generous time off. Doisters get 8 weeks (40 days) of vacation per year to use as they wish on vacations and national holidays.</li> <li>Spend time with your new baby. New parents receive 5 weeks of paid parental leave in addition to 13 weeks of paid pregnancy-related medical leave.</li> <li>Invest in your health and wellness. Take care of yourself with a monthly budget for things like a gym membership, healthy snacks, massages, health insurance, etc.</li> </ul><p>---</p><p>We occasionally receive reports about hiring scams related to our roles. Please be aware that our team only communicates from emails with an "@doist.com" domain and that we will not ask you to apply in any way other than via our application at doist.com/careers. If you are in doubt, please reach out at careers@doist.com to confirm.</p><p><em>All information collected through this application is stored in Workable, Doist’s Applicant Tracking System, where it will be used for recruitment purposes only. For more information on how we handle candidate data at Doist, we invite you to review our </em><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QeOFjp53JeGtfTCxluScbeuRgGeOeRuLA1y7HP_-bpU/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener"><em>recruitment privacy notice</em></a><em>. For questions, please contact us at careers@doist.com.</em></p>