
Software Engineer II, iOS Ad Tech
The Washington Post4 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
Categories
Mobile