iOS Engineer

Amplitude is the leading AI analytics platform that helps customers across various industries build better products and digital experiences. With powerful AI Agents embedded across our platform, teams analyze, test, and optimize user experiences faster than ever. Amplitude’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) Amplitude believes that diversity enables the creation of better products, improves problem‑solving, and drives more powerful solutions. We strive to create an environment of inclusion focused on psychological safety, empathy, and human connection that allows employees of all backgrounds to thrive. About the Role & Team The Developer Experience (DX) team builds and maintains the foundations that power how developers integrate, extend, and trust Amplitude across platforms. The mission is to make Amplitude’s SDKs reliable, easy to adopt, and a joy to build on, so customers can confidently instrument their products and unlock insights at scale. Senior Software Engineer, iOS – A key technical leadership role on our DevEx team. In this role you will lead the design and development of Amplitude’s core iOS SDKs, including Analytics and Session Replay, and serve as the iOS platform expert that other SDK teams (Experiment, Guides, Surveys) rely on. As a Senior Engineer you will have a wide scope and high impact: setting technical direction for the iOS platform, driving cross‑SDK architecture, improving performance and reliability, and raising the bar for developer experience across Amplitude’s mobile ecosystem. Key Responsibilities Lead the technical direction, architecture, and long‑term evolution of Amplitude’s iOS SDK platform. Own and drive development of core iOS SDKs, including Analytics and Session Replay, with a strong focus on performance, reliability, and ease of use. Act as the iOS platform expert and trusted partner for other SDK teams (Experiment, Guides & Surveys), enabling them to build on shared foundations safely and efficiently. Design and evolve shared infrastructure, APIs, and abstractions that scale across multiple iOS SDKs. Collaborate closely with Product and Customer Support to ensure SDKs meet real customer needs. Lead cross‑team technical discussions, reviews, and architectural decisions that span multiple SDKs. Improve developer experience through better APIs, documentation, tooling, testing strategies, and sample apps. What You’ll Bring A strong focus on developer experience and empathy for the engineers who use your work. Expertise in iOS platform internals and best practices. Strong judgment in making trade‑offs between API design, performance, backward compatibility, and speed of delivery. Comfort working across team boundaries and influencing without direct authority. A high bar for code quality, testing, and long‑term maintainability. The ability to explain complex technical topics clearly to both technical and non‑technical partners. Minimum Qualifications B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 4+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant time spent on iOS development. Strong proficiency in Swift and Objective‑C, with experience using modern iOS APIs, frameworks, and development tools. Experience designing public APIs with a strong focus on stability and backward compatibility. Experience debugging complex issues across a wide range of iOS devices and OS versions. Familiarity with performance profiling, memory management, and concurrency on iOS. This role is eligible for equity, benefits, and other forms of compensation. Equal Employment Opportunity Amplitude is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic in accordance with applicable law. #J-18808-Ljbffr