Mobile Engineer - ElevenMusic

Job description

**This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, which manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Mobile Engineer – ElevenMusic based in Brazil.** Join a fast-moving engineering team building an innovative consumer music application where users can listen to, create, remix, and share music. As a Mobile Engineer, you will take ownership of the mobile experience across iOS and Android, shaping how musicians and creatives interact with AI-powered music technology. You will build polished, high-performance applications that go beyond simply adapting web features to mobile, delivering experiences designed specifically for mobile users. Working in a small, autonomous team, you will have the freedom to influence product direction, make key technical decisions, and turn ideas into production-ready features at speed. You will combine strong engineering fundamentals with exceptional product judgment to create intuitive, engaging, and reliable mobile experiences. This is an opportunity to make a direct impact on a growing music product in a remote-first, AI-driven environment that values creativity, ownership, and rapid innovation. ### Accountabilities: - **Mobile Application Development:** Own the development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the mobile application across iOS and Android, ensuring a consistent, high-quality experience on both platforms. - **End-to-End Product Ownership:** Take responsibility for mobile features from initial concept and technical planning through implementation, testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization. - **User Experience and Product Design:** Build intuitive, visually polished, and engaging mobile experiences tailored to musicians, creators, and music enthusiasts, with a strong focus on usability and product quality. - **Cross-Platform Engineering:** Develop and maintain robust mobile architectures using suitable technologies such as React Native, Swift, or Kotlin, adapting technical choices to the needs of the product. - **Systems and Backend Collaboration:** Consider the broader technical ecosystem when developing mobile features, ensuring effective integration between mobile applications, backend services, and supporting systems. - **Product Innovation:** Help define the mobile product roadmap by identifying opportunities to improve music discovery, creation, remixing, sharing, and overall user engagement. - **Rapid Development and Delivery:** Work within a fast-paced engineering environment to prototype ideas, iterate quickly, and release improvements efficiently while maintaining high standards of reliability and performance. - **Independent Problem-Solving:** Translate high-level product goals into actionable engineering solutions, make informed technical decisions, and take ownership of outcomes with minimal supervision. - **Continuous Improvement:** Monitor the quality of the mobile experience, identify opportunities for technical and product enhancements, and contribute to the long-term scalability and maintainability of the application. ## Requirements: - **Mobile Engineering Experience:** Demonstrated experience building and shipping a well-designed, production-ready mobile application used by real customers, with clear examples of your contributions and ownership. - **iOS and Android Expertise:** Strong mobile development capabilities across both iOS and Android, with experience in one or more relevant technologies, including React Native, Swift, or Kotlin, and the ability to work across platforms. - **Systems Thinking:** A solid understanding of mobile architecture, backend integration, and the technical considerations involved in building reliable, scalable mobile applications. - **Exceptional Product Judgment:** Strong product intuition and a clear understanding of what makes a mobile experience intuitive, engaging, visually appealing, and genuinely useful to its users. - **End-to-End Ownership:** A highly self-directed approach, with the ability to turn ambiguous requirements into clear plans, deliver production-ready solutions, and take responsibility for the results. - **Technical Problem-Solving:** Strong analytical and debugging skills, with the ability to make sound architectural decisions and balance development speed with quality and maintainability. - **Adaptability and Initiative:** Comfortable working in a small, autonomous team with rapid development cycles, minimal bureaucracy, and the freedom to shape both technical implementation and product direction. - **Interest in Music and Creativity:** A genuine interest in music, creative tools, or digital music experiences is a plus, particularly an intuitive understanding of how musicians and creators interact with music products. - **Open-Source Contributions:** Contributions to open-source projects or a strong GitHub portfolio demonstrating technical skills and initiative are advantageous. - **Remote Collaboration:** Ability to work effectively in a distributed environment and collaborate across time zones, with availability to operate within the GMT-5 to GMT+1 time-zone range. ## Benefits: - **Remote-First Flexibility:** Work remotely from Brazil or another eligible location, with the option to work from offices in London, New York, Warsaw, or Amsterdam. - **Professional Development:** Receive an annual discretionary stipend to support learning, technical development, and career growth. - **Social Travel Opportunities:** Access an annual discretionary stipend to meet colleagues in person and strengthen professional relationships. - **Annual Company Offsite:** Participate in an annual company-wide gathering at an international destination, creating opportunities for collaboration and team building. - **Co-Working Stipend:** Receive a monthly co-working allowance if you are not located near one of the main office hubs. - **High Ownership and Autonomy:** Take responsibility for a core consumer product and have a direct influence on its technical architecture, user experience, and future direction. - **Fast-Paced Innovation:** Work in a lean engineering environment where rapid experimentation, efficient development workflows, and quick releases help bring ideas to users faster. - **Meaningful Product Impact:** Help shape how people discover, create, remix, and share music through innovative AI-powered technology. - **Career Growth:** Explore opportunities to expand your responsibilities and influence beyond your immediate role within a dynamic, globally distributed team. - **Inclusive Work Environment:** Join an equal opportunity workplace committed to fair employment practices and a culture that values talent, creativity, and impact.