Job Description
SOFTWARE ENGINEER (IOS) | ACORNS
At Acorns, we're building a financial wellness system that enables everyday Americans to save and invest every day. We are transforming the category and recruiting a team that is relentless at fulfilling our mission. The Acorns team comes together every day to deliver a revolutionary product to its customers, the up-and-coming. If you thrive in an environment where you can push yourself beyond all previous thresholds of possibility, come join us at Acorns.
Acorns is seeking an experienced iOS engineer to join a cross-functional team focused on driving user value and revenue in one of our product verticals. You will explore and deliver amazing native iOS product experiences that wow users and drive our key metrics forward.
This role has the option to be remote or based in our Irvine or New York offices.
You are not expected to have experience with all listed requirements. If you feel passionately about Acorns' mission, vision and values, please apply.
WITHIN 1 MONTH, YOU WILL:
- Introduce yourself and work with the various teams here from backend, QA, design, product, and more.
- Learn about our roadmap and all the exciting new projects coming soon.
- Get your first code into the App Store and learn about our development and release processes.
- Familiarize yourself with our codebase and products.
WITHIN 3 MONTHS, YOU WILL:
- Ramp up on understanding the major projects for your team
- Learn and help contribute to the conventions and architecture of our iOS app
- Work closely with your product and design team to help contribute to a feature of our app
WITHIN 6 MONTHS, YOU WILL:
- Take full ownership of at least one feature, from requirements to implementation
- Identify areas for improvement and drive your vision for Acorns technology forward
- Contribute to and evangelize Acorns engineering culture
- Provide insight into iOS application development best practices; Support decisions around framework and tool choices.
- Build efficient and reusable iOS abstractions; Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability.
WHAT YOU WILL BRING TO ACORNS:
- BS or MS in Computer Science, EE or equivalent experience
- 3+ years of software engineering experience
- Deep knowledge of native iOS applications built in Swift
- Ability to weigh and communicate the pros and cons of different approaches
- Experience developing, releasing, and maintaining native iOS applications (point us to your work in the App Store)
- Experience building high-performance, dynamic UI programmatically using autolayout strategies
- Experience implementing third-party SDKs on iOS (Social Media, Marketing/Crash Analytics, etc)
- Solid understanding of Object Oriented (OO) application design and development, Cocoa Touch design patterns, algorithm design
- Experience working in a collaborative team environment with a version-control system like git
- Passionate about making high user impact and moving key metrics
- Thirst for delivering game-changing products
- Exceptional drive and precision in delivery
- A belief that your work is tied to your life's mission
- Optimistic about the potential of societal change
WHAT WE OFFER:
- Competitive salary and stock options
- A comprehensive benefits package to meet the needs of you and your family
- Flexible paid time off
- Numerous career possibilities that allow you to grow with Acorns
- Talented and motivated team members who care deeply about one another, our mission and our customers.
- The rare opportunity to create a new world. We inspire one another every day to do meaningful work that solves big societal challenges.
ABOUT ACORNS:
Acorns is the leading micro-investing app in the U.S. It allows users to round up their daily purchases and automatically Invest the Change® into a low-cost, diversified portfolio of exchange-traded funds offered by some of the world's top asset managers (including Vanguard and BlackRock). Founded in Newport Beach, Calif., by father and son team Walter and Jeff Cruttenden, Acorns provides a simple entry-point using the Acorns app on iPhone or Android. Customers accumulate fractional shares in one of five portfolios constructed by world-renowned Nobel Laureate economist Dr. Harry Markowitz. Acorns' smart portfolio algorithms automatically work in the background of life, helping users build wealth naturally, pennies at a time. From Acorns mighty oaks do grow.
MISSION:
With benevolence and courage, we look after the financial best interests of the up-and-coming; beginning with the empowering step of micro-investing.
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION:
Acorns believes diversity, equity and inclusion are fundamental obligations that strengthen our team. We need a diverse, multi-disciplinary team to build a meaningful company and culture.
VALUES:
- Lead with heart
- Make bold decisions
- Always build trust
- Never stop growing
- Find a way