Senior Software Engineer (macOS) for Setapp

• Engineering
• Kyiv, Ukraine

Senior Software Engineer (macOS) for Setapp

• Remote available
• Full Time

MacPaw is a software company, that develops and distributes software for macOS and iOS. Today, our products have more than 30 million users worldwide.

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.

Setapp is MacPaw’s subscription-based app service for macOS and iOS. It provides access to 240+ Mac and iOS apps for daily tasks that cover such categories as productivity, lifestyle, web development, Mac maintenance, creativity, writing, education, and personal finance. As a Senior Software Developer (macOS), you will join a team of engineers whose main goal is to create a new SDK that will later be used by engineers of other apps all over MacPaw.

We are looking for an engineer who quickly finds solutions without sacrificing quality, is eager to take technical ownership, and likes to provide technical mentorship for less experienced peers.

Sounds interesting? Don’t hesitate to share your CV with us!

In this role, you will:

• Analyze (how to do?) and validate (can be done?) technical solutions for business problems/ideas/needs. Suggest alternatives and explain their pros and cons.
• Contribute to the Product with ideas, features, and improvements.
• Based on Product technical challenges, research, assess, and select relevant architectural solutions that would cover Product requirements, and suggest and approve the usage with the team.
• Implement technical solutions and adapt them to Product changes in the future.
  Integrate and implement new approaches or development processes to improve the Products business value.
• Investigate and analyze fatal issues and critical failures on the Product, and access and eliminate security weaknesses and vulnerabilities in the code. Share this information with other engineers to avoid the same or related issues in the future and enhance the overall security of the software.
• Communicate with stakeholders to clarify implementation details and edge cases, specify input or missing data, and discuss possible use cases/flows in order to successfully implement a solution and make constructive collaborations if needed.
• Provide input for customer support to resolve user issues and conduct technical communication with customers if needed to maintain customer satisfaction, loyalty, and retention.
• Share all knowledge about the Product (structure, documentation, architectural details, etc.) with the engineering team to keep the team well-informed about the Products state.
• Participate in growing the companys engineering culture by being an active early adopter of changes in engineering processes.

Skills you’ll need to bring:

• macOS/iOS development experience.
• Profound Swift experience.
• Profound computer science fundamental knowledge (memory management, concurrency, networking, data persistence, unit testing, profiling, system design, etc.).
• Modular project organization knowledge (dynamic/static libraries, linking, dependency management, etc.).
• Experience in creating extensions and frameworks.
• Intermediate English.

As a plus:

• Experience in Objective-C development for supporting legacy modules.
• Swift structured concurrency experience.
• Meta-programming (Sourcery, Swift macro).
• Understanding of application infrastructure (how backend services work).
• Experience with interprocess communication.
• Experience in creating system extensions, Login Items, Launch Agents, Privileged Helpers, etc.
• Experience with cryptography libraries.

Meet a fellow MacPawian Q: What advice would you give to someone interested in programming? A: Choose a not-too-complex programming language, develop skills not only in depth but also in breadth. Learn not only fundamental basics and algorithms but also pay attention to communication skills. Igor Dorogokuplia Senior Software Engineer What We Offer

• ‎We are a Ukrainian company, and we stand with Ukraine against russian aggression
  • We maintain workplaces and salaries for the mobilized Macpawians and provide financial support to colleagues or their families affected by the war.
• 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. We also rent space in the Promprylad Coworking in Ivano-Frankivsk and reimburse the costs of renting a coworking space in any other city. If you decide to work at home, we cover the costs spent on your workspace organization: portable power stations, power banks, etc.
• Your health always comes first
  • We guarantee life insurance starting on your first working day. Besides, we cover 100% of your medical insurance costs and 50% for your dependents. We also cover dental and massages and offer a 50% refund for psychotherapy.
• Flexible working hours
  • You can choose a schedule that is comfortable for you. No one here tracks your clock in/clock out because MacPaw is built on trust and cooperation.
• Space to grow both professionally and personally
  • Whatever your dreams and aspirations are, we got you. Education budget, annual development reviews, free English classes, and regular lectures. We also offer personal coaching with organizational coaches.
• 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, fitness, and yoga. Cozy kitchens with coffee, snacks, and lunches. Sleeping/meditation rooms. A terrace with a view where we throw summer parties. Also, we have two cats living in the office, and you are welcome to bring your pets to the office (we have separate floors for cats and dogs).
• Time-off policy that covers life’s needs
  • 20 vacation days, unlimited paid sick leaves, xDays (2 days a month to work on side projects), days for personal time-off designed 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 and spend up to 24 working days per year making the world a better place.