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About ZelloZello is a voice-first communication platform, powered by our industry-leading push-to-talk technology, to improve collaboration and productivity for desk-less workers. With over 175+ million users, we’re the #1 rated push-to-talk app in the world, delivering 9 billion (yes, with a B) messages a month.
At Zello, our company values are at the heart of what we do everyday. We’re proud to serve the frontline, we’re privileged to connect people in times of crisis across the globe, and we’re honored to support first responders.
And this is where you come in.
We are seeking an enthusiastic, highly capable Staff iOS Engineer to join our mobile application development team. You are an initiative-taker, excited to create a meaningful impact for thousands of customers and millions of consumers every day.
You'll own our iOS ecosystem from start to finish, working closely with our product and design team, applying scalable development patterns, maintainable code practices, and sharp technical decisions that inform and direct the architecture of the future.
We offer a high freedom/high responsibility work environment, competitive salary, and generous stock options.
After a successful first year, you willAccelerate the velocity of the team by safely increasing our release frequency
Create a technical roadmap that aligns with our product and company objectives
Collaborate with the team to establish standards around quality, testing, formatting and code review processes
Enhance the codebase with targeted refactoring and comprehensive test coverage, significantly improving overall code quality
Establish a production oriented culture on the team by regularly reviewing metrics and analytics and establishing mitigation strategies for any issus
Set coding, quality, and formatting standards and drive implementation with the team
Improve and enhance existing code using modern patterns and practices
Proactively address app crashes, field issues, and customer feedback
Quickly master new and evolving technologies, apply them to complex challenges, and share your insights with the team
Deep working knowledge of Swift, Objective C (+ iOS SDK), UIKit and SwiftUI. C++ and CoreAudio experience is a plus.
7+ years of software development experience for iOS
Published apps in the App Store - include links in your resume or cover letter
Clear comprehension of OOP, concurrency, synchronization, memory management and all the little things that make development complicated and interesting
Good knowledge of design patterns, guidelines and best practices
Good insight on how networks work (TCP, UDP, sockets, HTTP, TLS etc)
Worked in an environment where releases occurred at least every 2 weeks
We hire for potential, passion for our mission, and a knack for solving difficult problems over checking every qualification box. We have competitive pay, equity with significant upside, and intentionally design our benefits to encourage healthy and well-balanced employees, flexible schedules and time off. We even offer a sabbatical after every five years of service so you’re able to pursue and enjoy what matters most to you. And of course, we wouldn’t be a technology company in Austin without a ping-pong table and free snacks in our break room. Join us!
Zello provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
All Zello personnel are required to comply with defined security, privacy, and compliance requirements applicable to their role along with requirements that are applicable to all Zello personnel.
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What the Team is Saying
What We Do
We started as a company that turned phones into walkie-talkies. Today, we modernize instant voice communication with our industry-leading push-to-talk technology to help mobile workers meet quickly changing, urgent, real-world challenges.
We have the highest-rated walkie-talkie app, with over 8 billion messages sent per month and 170 million users in industries such as transportation, retail, construction, hospitality, healthcare, and more.
We’re proud to serve frontline workers, we’re privileged to connect people in times of crisis across the globe, and we’re honored to support first responders. As demand for our app continues to rise, we’ve evolved from a startup to a scale-up — and we’re still growing rapidly, which is where you come in.
Why Work With Us
If you strive to work on technology with purpose, technology that actually changes how people communicate and work, then come talk to us. We like people who take pride in their work, and deliver with consistency and quality. We're collaborative, sometimes serious, sometimes not, but we're all in 110%.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Zello is a hybrid workplace, where Austin employees typically work in the office on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.
