macOS Engineer

MacPaw is a software company that develops and distributes software for macOS and iOS. Today, we have 20 million active users across all our products.
At MacPaw, we believe humans and technology can reach their greatest potential together.
MacPaw is proud to be Ukrainian. The support and development of Ukraine are significant parts of the company's culture. MacPaw gathers open-minded people who support each other and aspire to change the world around us.
We're looking for a proactive and self-driven macOS Engineer to join our company.
This role is great for someone who's curious, proactive, and has a product-focused mindset. You'll be involved in shaping features from idea to implementation, so expect a fair bit of communication, questioning decisions (yours and others), and diving into new, sometimes unexpected topics. It's a place where learning never really stops.
Join our team and help millions of users around the globe get the most out of their Macs!
In this role, you will:

• Work closely with the Product, Design, and Analytics teams to craft new features
• Improve and optimize existing app functionality and modules
• Conduct research to understand the users' issues and ways to fix them
• Fix user-critical bugs and provide support for our Customer Support team
• Work on monetization-related tasks such as integrating new pricing plans and subscriptions
• Test and validate new monetization strategies and plan configurations
• Provide meaningful feedback in the code reviews and technical discussions

Skills you'll need to bring:

• 3+ years of macOS/iOS development experience with proven production operations
• Strong knowledge of Swift
• Strong knowledge of essential macOS/iOS frameworks (AppKit/UIKit, Cocoa/CocoaTouch, SwiftUI, etc)
• Strong understanding of macOS/iOS system structure (bundles/packages, app bundle structure, important locations, sandboxing, agent/daemon, etc.)
• Understanding of macOS/iOS dependency management (SPM, frameworks)
• Understanding of the most popular architecture patterns like MVC, MVVM, and Clean Architecture
• Experience with unit and UI testing frameworks
• Intermediate or higher English proficiency (written and spoken)

As a plus:

• Hands-on experience with Objective-C
• Knowledge of advanced debugging tools and techniques
• Understanding of System Design architectures
• Understanding of the software delivery lifecycle
• Knowledge in CI/CD, Shell scripting, Azure Pipelines, and GitHub Actions
• Solid understanding of macOS and/or other operating systems

Meet a fellow MacPawian
Q: How to explain your job to a child?
A: Programming is like building with Lego. You have different sets, and you can combine their elements to create something unique. The only limit is your imagination, and the only difference is that you can't connect the pieces by force.
Oleksandr Bilous
Software Engineer
What We Offer

• We are a Ukrainian company, and we stand with Ukraine against the russian aggression
  
  • We maintain workplaces for the mobilized Macpawians and provide financial support to colleagues or their families affected by the war. Here , you can also read about the MacPaw Foundation, which intends to help save the lives of Ukrainian defenders and provide relief to as many civilians as possible.
• We are committed to our veterans
  
  • Our Veteran Career and Empowerment Program is designed to ensure our veterans and active military personnel receive the recognition, support, and opportunities they deserve.
• Hybrid work model
  
  • Whether to work remotely or at the hub is entirely up to you. If you decide to mix it, our Kyiv office, which works as a coworking space, is open around the clock. The office is supplied with UPS and Starlink for an uninterrupted work process.
• Your health always comes first
  
  • We guarantee medical insurance starting on your first working month. For those abroad, you can receive a yearly Medical insurance allowance as compensation for managing your medical expenses.
• Flexible working hours
  
  • You can choose a schedule that is comfortable for you. No one here tracks your clock in/out because MacPaw is built on trust and cooperation.
• Space to grow both professionally and personally
  
  • Education opportunities to grow both hard and soft skills, annual development reviews, and internal community.
• Teams we are proud of
  
  • We build honest, transparent, and reliable relationships within teams. Every Macpawian can improve processes and implement their ideas. We encourage open and constructive feedback and provide training for Macpawians on giving and receiving feedback.
• Office designed for people (and pets)
  
  • Our office has it all: a spacious workplace with enough room for sitting up, lying down, and running around; a gym for recreation; cozy kitchens; a sleeping/meditation room; and a terrace with a view where we throw summer parties. Also, we have two cats living in the office.
• Time-off policy that covers life's needs
  
  • Convenient personal time-off policy to help you take care of essential matters in your personal life, and parental leaves. On top of all that, sabbaticals are open after 5 years of being with MacPaw.
• Join social initiatives with MacPawCares
  
  • MacPaw participates in numerous humanitarian aid and charity projects across many fields, and you are welcome to jump in to make the world a better place.
• We're an equal-opportunity employer. Here is a safe place for applicants of all backgrounds
  
  • We are hiring talented humans. Meaning with all our variety of backgrounds and identities, including service members and veterans, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and other often underrepresented groups. MacPaw does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
  • Some benefits are under development, and new adjustments are possible.