# Staff iOS Engineer, Media Foundation

Hiring organization: [Reddit](https://career.thegoodapps.co/organizations/reddit)

Canonical page: https://career.thegoodapps.co/jobs/4e6e19da-e958-44c5-a882-100ddce98879

Listed on Reddit's own careers site. Applications go to them directly.

- Employment type: full time
- Seniority: Staff
- Location: Remote - United States
- Remote: yes
- Salary: 217000 – 303000 USD per year

## Summary

Reddit seeks an experienced iOS engineer to architect and maintain a high-performance video player serving one of the web's largest platforms, working across backend infrastructure, product, and design teams while mentoring other engineers. This role suits someone with deep expertise in video streaming protocols and Apple's media frameworks who can balance innovative feature development with system reliability at scale.

_Our summary, not Reddit's wording._

## Skills named

Apple iOS, Combine, RxSwift, Swift

## Required

- 8+ years as an iOS software engineer developing user-facing native applications at scale
- Deep knowledge of AVFoundation for video and audio playback, asset management, streaming, editing, and exporting
- Strong understanding of Core Media for timing and synchronization
- Strong understanding of Core Video for buffer handling and real-time video manipulation
- Familiarity with HLS, MPEG-DASH, MP4, and other streaming protocols
- Knowledge of streaming frameworks and CDN integration
- BS in Computer Science, similar technical field, or equivalent practical experience

## Nice to have

- Familiarity with reactive frameworks (RxSwift, Combine)
- Experience with AI-assisted development tools

Apply on Reddit's site: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/reddit/jobs/7895156