Location: Remote - eligible US locations
About the role and about you:
Zwift is looking for a Staff Software Development Engineer to join our Zwift Companion mobile team. In this role, you will work on Zwift's mobile app, Zwift Companion, which is used by hundreds of thousands of Zwift customers to interact with Zwift's vibrant game worlds, connect and socialize with other Zwifters, browse our huge catalog of events, group rides, and workouts, and to plan, execute, and review their fitness plans across both indoor and outdoor activities.
As Staff Software Engineer, you will be responsible for leading our mobile team to deliver high-quality features and a seamless user experience. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to build new features and support existing features for our apps on iOS and Android, and you will help define and execute our technical architecture strategy to make it easy for Zwifters to plan and execute their fitness plans in Zwift.
What you’ll do:
- Define the technical architecture and best practices for the Zwift Companion mobile apps across both iOS and Android, with a focus on how we can minimize duplicative efforts across both platforms.
- Partner with product managers, engineering managers, designers, and other stakeholders to build and deliver major features for the Zwift Companion mobile app and related services and systems.
- Influence multiple stakeholder and partner teams, both on project work as well as ensuring best practices, architecture, and quality goals are met.
- Assess, improve, and drive operational excellence best practices for the team and partner teams.
- Solve complex software problems via solutions that are extensible, scalable, and maintainable.
- Actively teach and evangelize industry best practices, mentoring within both the team and across the organization.
- In collaboration with the team, contribute to the team's technical and product roadmap, including defining and scoping/estimating project work.
What we’re looking for:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar discipline.
- 8+ years of relevant software engineering experience, including 3+ years as a technical team lead.
- Strong proficiency in native mobile software development (e.g., Swift for iOS, Kotlin for Android).
- Experience supporting customer-facing mobile applications in live production environments, including stability/performance monitoring and alerting, release management, and live operations.
- Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Demonstrated ability to work with full independence in situations where business problems and technology strategies may not yet be defined.
- Strong working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and automated testing frameworks.
- Experience supporting and modernizing mobile applications written in legacy software technologies (e.g., Objective-C for iOS, Java for Android).
- Ability to solve complex problems through breadth of knowledge, influencing others, and focused domain expertise.
- Track record of leading by example in engineering best practices and mentoring other engineers.
- Adaptability and eagerness to learn new technologies as needed.
Bonus points:
- Proficiency in Kotlin Multiplatform (KMP).
- Experience working in Agile development frameworks (e.g., Scrum, Kanban).
- Experience working with experimentation and feature flag systems (e.g., Amplitude, Optimizely, Firebase).
- Experience working with remote, distributed teams.
- Full-stack experience including working with backend services and systems, especially those written in Kotlin.
- Experience defining and producing metrics and analytics for software products (e.g., Amplitude, OpenSearch, or similar).
If Zwift determines in any stage of our interviews that any AI tools are being used without disclosure or citation, your candidacy will be disqualified.
For All US Based Full-Time Positions:
The base salary for this position ranges between $149,500 to $238,500. The base salary will be based on a number of factors including the role offered, the individual's job-related knowledge, skills, qualifications, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, Zwift is proud to offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package for all eligible employees which also includes performance bonuses, equity, and a full range of medical, financial, and other perks and benefits.
How to stand out among the rest:
Your resume/CV is enough to show off your skills, accomplishments, and experience. However, if you choose to include a cover letter introducing us to your awesome personality, we will read that too.
We strongly believe that different backgrounds and ideas are a competitive advantage; we hire candidates of any race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, marital or family status, disability, Veteran status, and any other status. Zwift is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by emailing [email protected].
Zwift, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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What We Do
Zwift is the app that enables millions of people to ride or run in virtual worlds with a community that motivates at every mile. We are on a mission to make more people, more active, more often. Known for connecting cyclists and runners around the world while mixing the intensity of training with the immersive and engaging play of gaming.
Why Work With Us
Zwift is where world-class talent can do their best work while having fun. Elevating teammates and looking within to always level up is deep in our DNA. Our inclusive, “One Zwift for All” value is something that is worked on daily. And bringing your authentic voice is expected. Ready to join our growing community?
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