The Washington Post

Software Engineer II, iOS Ad Tech

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4 days ago
Washington, DC, USAMid Level

Base Salary

$99k - $165k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, enhance, and maintain advanced iOS applications and related mobile solutions.
  • Own native ad format development, RTB/header bidding integration, and ad measurement on iOS.
  • Research and implement native advertising patterns such as in-feed cards, native video units, and sponsored content.
  • Build and maintain measurement pipelines for ad viewability, click-through rates, and latency.
  • Advise advertising partners on iOS privacy standards, app privacy practices, and platform capabilities.
  • Define API contracts, design and ship features, integrate third-party SDKs, and participate in code reviews.
  • Troubleshoot issues involving ad display latency, battery usage, app stability, and fragmented device ecosystems.
  • Unit-test code and contribute to agile development, documentation, quality assurance, and technology recommendations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 3 years of experience with the iOS SDK.
  • Strong knowledge of computer science fundamentals, operating systems, algorithms, data structures, and design principles.
  • Experience with Apple SDKs, Swift, advertising implementations such as Google Ad Manager and Nimbus, and unit testing.
  • Experience with version control principles, preferably Git and pull requests.
  • Experience with testing and quality assurance practices, code documentation, problem solving, communication, and collaboration.
  • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience leveraging AI tooling in the development process.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage; company-paid pension; 401(k) match; vacation; paid sick leave; paid holidays; and personal days.
  • Twenty weeks of paid parental leave, mental health resources, backup care, caregiver concierge services, gender-affirming services, pet insurance, and a free Post digital subscription.
  • Leadership and career development programs.
  • This is an on-site position working five days per week, with certain exceptions for newsgathering and business travel.
  • The role may be eligible for a bonus or incentive program.

Tech Stack

GitiOSSwift

Categories

Mobile
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