Senior iOS SDK Engineer

About the RoleWe are looking for aSenior iOS SDK Engineerto join our Mobile Observability team, responsible for designing, building, and maintaining ouropen-source Swift SDKacross Apple platforms (iOS, tvOS, watchOS, and macOS).This is ahands-on, SDK-first rolefocused on building high-performance instrumentation libraries embedded in customer applications. It is ideal for someone who enjoys working close to the platform, solving difficult edge cases, and designing APIs that other developers rely on.You’ll work on performance monitoring, telemetry capture, hang detection and crash reporting, all designed for minimal overhead and maximum reliability. You’ll collaborate across platform teams and contribute to evolving observability standards such as OpenTelemetry.What You’ll DoDesign, build, and maintain amodular Swift SDKused by developers across Apple platformsWork oncrash reporting, hang detection, performance monitoring, and telemetry instrumentationBuild reliable mechanisms foroffline storage, batching, retries, and data deliveryunder mobile runtime constraintsContribute toSDK architecture, API ergonomics, and backward compatibilityDesign and evolve APIs with a focus onstability, clarity, and long-term compatibilityDebug complex issues across devices, OS versions, and app environments, includingthreading, memory, and lifecycle challengesDevelop and maintain capture services fornetworking, user interactions, and system events, leveraging frameworks such asMetricKitOptimizestartup performance, binary size footprint, memory usage, and thread safetyCoordinate withcross-platform SDK teams (React Native, Flutter, Unity)to ensure native SDK changes do not introduce downstream breaking issuesCollaborate onOpenTelemetry alignment and upstream contributionsPartner with Product and Customer Success to incorporatedeveloper feedbackBasic QualificationsStrong proficiency inSwift, including async/await, structured concurrency, and protocol-oriented designExperience building or maintainingSDKs, frameworks, or developer-facing librariesDeep understanding ofApple platform runtime constraints:memory, threading, lifecycle, startup performanceExperience debugging issues inproduction mobile environmentsFamiliarity withAPI design, versioning, and SDK evolutionUnderstanding ofbinary compatibility and ABI stabilityStrong advocate fortesting, reliability, and code qualityExcellent verbal and written communication skillsExperience usingGit and modern CI/CD workflowsOpenness toAI-augmented engineering workflowsPreferred QualificationsExperience withObjective-C interoperability, runtime behavior, or method swizzlingExperience withSwift macrosorSwift SyntaxFamiliarity withOpenTelemetry or observability concepts(traces, spans, logs)Experience supportingmultiple Apple platformsfrom a shared codebaseFamiliarity with system-level frameworks such asMetricKitorMXDiagnosticExperience working in amulti-SDK ecosystemwhere platform changes affect cross-platform consumersContributions toopen-source projectsExperience supportingexternal developers / SDK usersAdditional ExpectationsInterview & CollaborationOur interview process includes live, synchronous conversations. Final stages may include anin-person meetingwith a team member (travel may be required).Engineering Workflow EvolutionWe work in an environment whereAI-assisted tools are increasingly part of engineering workflows.We value pragmatic, thoughtful use of these tools and expect candidates to be comfortable discussing their experience and perspective.Role FocusThis role emphasizesSDK / framework / platform engineering, not application UI development.Work Culture & TravelWe are a remote-first company. This role is open to candidates located anywhere in the U.S. or Canada. We believe in regular in-person connection and expect travel for team off-sites and collaboration to be approximately once per quarter.The cash compensation for this role is in the $130k-170k range. In addition to base comp for this role, we offer equity in the form of options, a variety of benefits, and the opportunity to grow in an exciting and collaborative environment. Actual compensation may vary based on level, experience, and skillset as assessed in the interview process.Why Join Embrace?As the only user-focused observability solution built on OpenTelemetry, Embrace delivers crucial insights across both DevOps, web and mobile teams to illuminate real customer impact – not just server impact – to deliver the best app experiences. Customers like The New York Times, Marriott, Masterclass, Home Depot, and Cameo love Embrace’s observability platform because it makes extremely complicated and voluminous data actionable. Our cultural values highlight how we seek to improve as individuals, team members, and a company each and every day.Originally posted on Himalayas