TextNow, Inc.
Software Developer — iOS (US)
San Francisco, CA - Hybrid · Staff+
Sponsorship not specified$136k-$274kDetected 16 days ago
SwiftiOSAndroidSwiftUIObjective-CCI/CDAPI DevelopmentRESTData AnalysisLeadershipCommunication
About the role
- TextNow is one of the largest providers of free phone service in North America, connecting tens of millions of people who would otherwise be priced out of staying in touch.
- This is an AI-first role: using AI is not optional, it's the expectation.
- Strong candidates will clear most of the following: • Deep iOS expertise.
Responsibilities
- As a Software Developer on iOS, you'll own the systems, architecture, and tooling behind apps used by millions - operating strategically across mobile, backend, and data, and diving into the lowest-level details when the problem demands it.
- We anticipate the majority of the code you ship will be AI-generated, with you as the architect, reviewer, and final authority on quality, correctness, and design.
- You'll have access to the latest and greatest AI development tools, and you'll help build our AI harness - the agents, workflows, evaluations, and guardrails the rest of engineering relies on.
- Design, develop, and sustain high-performance iOS applications in Swift, SwiftUI, and Objective-C, with AI tooling embedded throughout your workflow.
- Own the full lifecycle of your systems: feature ideation, API design, instrumentation, CI/CD deployment, live-traffic monitoring, unit/UI/e2e testing, telemetry and data analysis, A/B experiment design, and continuous iteration.
- Lead architectural modernization - decompose monoliths, build shared libraries and frameworks, improve modularization, and enable reuse across iOS, Android, and Web.
- Evaluate and adopt new Apple platform capabilities (OS releases, device types, form factors, architectures) and lead their rollout.
- Build and extend our internal AI harness - agents, automation frameworks, evaluation pipelines, and guardrails - so the whole team ships faster and safer
- Partner closely with product, design, backend, and data
- drive technical discussions, mentor developers, and influence strategic direction across mobile.
Requirements
- For the senior candidates this role targets, that judgment shows up as a track record.
- A track record of measurable wins - performance, reliability, or user impact - that you drove, not just participated in.
- Our goal is to offer a competitive package that reflects the impact and expertise you bring to the team.
Nice to have
- continuously evolve how you use AI and push the org's standards for what "good" looks like.
- Define observability standards, telemetry pipelines, and fault-tolerance strategies for production-grade mobile systems.
- Deep iOS expertise.
- Production mastery of Swift, SwiftUI, and modern concurrency (async/await, actors), plus comfort in legacy Objective-C.
- You've shipped and operated consumer iOS apps at meaningful scale.
- Architect-level judgment.
- A proven track record designing modular, maintainable systems that balance speed and reliability - and the ability to defend those trade-offs.
- Production-readiness as a default.
Compensation
- USD $136,300 - $273,900
- USD $148,700 - $298,800
- USD $123,900 - $249,000
- Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.
- Within the range, individual pay is determined by job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
- Our goal is to offer a competitive package that reflects the impact and expertise you bring to the team.
- 12 paid holidays per year
Benefits
- Our benefits and more
- This is a brief overview of the benefits that TextNow offers its employees.
- More complete details can be found in TextNow's Benefit Guide and legal plan documents, which are available to employees on or shortly after their start date with TextNow.
- The benefits listed herein are for illustrative purposes only and may change from time-to-time in TextNow's sole discretion.
- Employee stock options
- Unlimited vacation
- Health, dental, and vision benefits
- Short-term & long-term disability
- $750 annual wellness benefit or healthcare spending account
- Parental leave for eligible employees
Company info
- We move fast, we measure what we ship, and we treat AI as a core part of how we build, not a side experiment.
- We strive to have a deep understanding of our customers.
- We are deeply committed and passionate about our work and achieving results.
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