Founding Mobile Engineer (iOS)

Job description

This isn’t your regular job. Almedia is a place where those who want to push harder can accelerate their careers faster than anywhere else. We’re aiming to become Germany’s second bootstrapped unicorn. Almedia is already Europe’s #3 fastest-growing company in 2025 (FT1000). We are building the future of marketing by rewarding our community of over 70 million users for engaging with our advertisers’ products. We are offering a new way to acquire users for the biggest companies in the world. FOUNDING MOBILE ENGINEER (IOS) €85K – €160K | Offers Equity At Almedia, you’ll: - Own way more, way earlier — you’ll be trusted with responsibility fast. - Push harder, get further — this isn’t a 9–5. We highly reward intensity. - Join a rare environment — you will work with ambitious high-speed, high-ownership people. - Fully present — we’re 5 days a week in the office to build the energising momentum we need. We’re launching our next big bet to revolutionize AdTech after the massive success of Freecash.com https://freecash.com. As our Founding Mobile Engineer for this project, you’ll own the entire mobile architecture and build this product—and the team—from the ground up. WHAT YOU'LL DO 🎯 - Build high-performance, scalable mobile applications from scratch, using Swift, benefit from AI enablement. - Architect the mobile experience for a brand-new project, owning the entire lifecycle from coding to production deployment. - Optimize system responsiveness and performance while managing external services for split-testing and feature flagging. - Lead the technical standard through rigorous code reviews and weekly syncs to drive priority and speed. WHAT YOU’LL BRING 💡 - 5+ years of heavy-hitting experience in mobile and software development. - Expert Stack: Deep mastery of Swift. - AI Enabled: you had deep expertise deploying agents to do the heavy lifting, focussing on system design, architecture and deep technical topics. - SDK knowledge: you have developed or implemented SDK's yourself. BONUS - Background in the AdTech space. - Objective-C. WHAT MAKES YOU A GREAT FIT 🌟 - A high-ownership builder with an intense, intrinsic motivation to win. - A solution-driven engineer who thrives in a fast-paced, non-9-to-5 startup culture. - Comfortable with ambiguity, fast decisions, and a high bar for quality. - Product-minded: you care about impact, not just code. - A clear communicator in English, both written and spoken. WHY ALMEDIA? 🚀 - Own Our Growth: We offer all Berlin-based employees equity in Almedia to truly be a part of our success. - Scale With Almedia: Grow alongside a startup that has been profitable from day one. - Central Berlin Office: Work from a fully-stocked modern office built for collaboration, accessible from all around Berlin. - Other Benefits: Transport subsidy, breakfasts and lunches, language learning, Urban Sports Club, and more. We believe in fostering talent, evaluating all skill levels during the hiring process, and providing a clear path for growth. Almedia is an equal opportunity employer. We embrace and celebrate diversity, and encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply.