Company Description
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect millions of entrepreneurs with millions of buyers around the world. As an Etsy Inc. employee, whether a team member of Etsy, Reverb, or Depop, you will tackle unique, meaningful, and large-scale problems alongside passionate coworkers, all the while making a rewarding impact and Keeping Commerce Human.

What’s the role?

We’re looking for an iOS Engineer to join the iOS Foundations squad at Etsy. This squad focuses on building platform capabilities and enabling Etsy app engineers to build confidently with modern and consistent architecture patterns, tools, and practices.

As an engineer in iOS Foundations, you’ll participate in brainstorming and implementing solutions that push the state of mobile app development at Etsy. You’ll also be exposed to real-world engineering challenges, such as the need to come up with architectural patterns that enable multiple product teams, across initiatives, to collaborate within the same codebase.

If you’re a platform-minded iOS Engineer that loves working towards enabling other engineers to get their job done more easily, this could be the perfect match.

This is a full-time position reporting to the Engineering Manager. In addition to salary, you will also be eligible for an equity package, an annual performance bonus, and our competitive benefits that support you and your family as part of your total rewards package at Etsy. 

This role requires your presence in Etsy’s Mexico City office once or twice per week depending on your proximity to the office. Candidates living within commutable distance of our Mexico City office or in Guadalajara may be the first to be considered. Learn more details about our work modes and workplace safety policies here.

What’s this team like at Etsy

• iOS Foundations works across teams to introduce tooling, modern architectural patterns, and development practices that enable other iOS engineers at Etsy to build faster and with more confidence.

• We work closely with product teams to understand their engineering challenges, needs, and desires. We also work directly with other platform teams to ensure we’re building with a cohesive vision across the board.

• The nature of our work requires us to encourage creative thinking, and to look for novel solutions to interesting problems. We learn from standard industry practices, but we also don’t shy away from trying new technologies to accomplish our needs. For instance, our team recently introduced a new build system to Etsy, which enables engineers to build modularly and faster.

What does the day-to-day look like?

• Contribute to the iOS platform strategy across our family of apps.

• Work with Product Engineering and Enablement Engineering teams to shape what is possible on our platform to engage and enable our app developers.

• Assist with technical discovery and communicate findings and recommendations to your team members.

• Work with iOS engineers on other teams to improve the Etsy app alongside iOS Platform Engineering improvements.

• Participate in code reviews and project planning discussions.

• Troubleshoot and monitor critical systems.

• Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of professional iOS development experience. The ideal candidate has worked with foundational problems within the apps space, such as architecture, performance, or scalable API design — or at least a desire to take their career in that direction.

• Proficiency in Swift, you understand Objective-C enough to be effective when needing to interact with it.

• Framework-oriented engineering mindset (or, at the very least, a desire to learn it). The work you’ll do here will impact multiple teams across domains; hence, it is essential for you to be able to build APIs with the right level of abstraction for any given solution.

• Experience with debugging practices and tools, such as LLDB.

• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional team members, such as Product Managers, Designers, QA, and product engineers.

• Proficiency with version control tools (our tooling and processes are based on git and GitHub).

• Unit testing experience.

• Ability to define and solve unconstrained problems, and know when to seek help when no progress is being made.

• Desire to learn new systems and technologies.

• Interest in monitoring the health and performance of the applications your team owns.

• Have a “leave it better than you found it” mentality, and are willing to work with and improve on code you did not originally write.

• You can communicate with your team in a transparent and effective way.

Additional Information

What's Next
If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please share your resume with us and feel free to include a cover letter if you'd like. As we hope you've seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We don't want you to be like everyone else -- we want you to be like you! So tell us what you're all about.

Our Promise
At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skills.