Senior iOS Engineer

Location: Hybrid in Paris, France or Remote (EU or East Coast USA only)

Ready to build products that help people take back their time?

At Opal, we’re building the world's leading screen time app — and we’re just getting started.

We’ve already helped our community save over 150 million hours of screen time. Now, we’re looking for a Senior iOS Engineer to help us move even faster, own key technologies, and shape the future of focus and productivity.

If you're excited to have a real impact on people's lives through your craft, this is your moment.

Why this role?

We’re at an exciting stage: growing fast, loved by our users, and backed by world-class investors. But to keep up with demand — and our own ambitions — we need to scale our engineering velocity.

Here’s why now’s the perfect time to join:

• Product Velocity: Our small, high-performing team is at capacity. You’ll help us ship faster across iOS and Mac — delivering features that make a real difference.

• Ownership & Impact: You’ll take full ownership of specific technologies and features, working directly with Matt, Alec, Peter, Julien, KonradandThibaud

What you'll do

As a Senior iOS Engineer, you’ll take a hands-on role in building and improving our app ecosystem:

• Develop Core Apps: Design and build Opal for iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS.

• Collaborate on Features: Partner with our product team to define and implement app features that delight our Gems.

• Ensure Quality & Performance: Maintain the highest standards of performance, usability, and reliability across our apps.

• Code Excellence: Create unit tests, address edge cases, and ensure code robustness.

• Continuous Improvement: Fix bugs, enhance app performance, and implement updates to keep our apps ahead of the curve.

• Innovate: Discover and integrate new technologies to maximize development efficiency.

• Support Our Gems: Address user issues and continuously improve their experience.

• Share Knowledge: Collaborate and mentor within the team to foster a culture of learning and growth.

What you bring

• 5+ Years of iOS Development: Demonstrated experience building high-quality apps for iOS, iPadOS, or WatchOS.

• Proven Track Record: Several apps published on the App Store.

• Technical Expertise

  • Proficient in Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Combine, and the iOS toolchain.

  • Strong Git knowledge and experience with Firebase or other cloud services.

  • Familiarity with push notifications, APIs, and cloud messaging.

  • Experience with a range of third-party libraries and APIs.

• Quality-Driven: Skilled in creating unit tests and working with continuous integration.

• Independent & Resourceful: Able to take initiative, resolve ambiguity, and work effectively with limited direction.

• Aligned with Our Mission: A passion for saving people’s time, improving their well-being, and mindfulness.

• AI Enthusiast: Interest in hacking or artificial intelligence.

Why Opal

• Mission-Driven Impact: We are on a mission to help 1Bn people to focus better every day. We’ve empowered our community to save 200M+ hours and counting.

• Ownership & Flexibility: Structure your work to foster creativity and productivity.

• Collaborative Culture: Work with a small, high-impact team that gathers quarterly for meetups and learning. Nearly $1M in Revenue per Employee.

• Growth & Recognition: Join a top-30 US productivity app with competitive compensation and early equity. 4.8/5 rating on 60k+ reviews.

• Well-Supported: Backed by world-class investors and founders of companies like Pinterest, Snapchat, and Revolut.

If you want to work on something meaningful — and you’re ready to help millions live more intentionally — we’d love to meet you.

— The Opal Team

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