Epic Kids is the leading digital reading platform for children 12 and under, trusted by millions worldwide, with a mission to inspire a lifelong love of reading through high-quality books, videos, and educational content in a safe, engaging experience. The Senior iOS Engineer will own Epic’s native iOS app—the primary way readers access content on iPhone and iPad—working independently on a large Swift and Objective-C codebase, collaborating with global teams to shape the reading experience and drive app performance, stability, and quality. This role is based in India and involves close partnership with Epic’s US engineering team and broader global workforce.
Responsibilities
- Own and evolve Epic's native iOS app across iPhone and iPad -- a large, established Swift and Objective-C codebase
- Own the reading experience -- the in-house book renderer and audio-text sync (narration aligned to word-level highlighting)
- Own offline reading, in-app purchases, and the App Store release pipeline
- Drive the app's performance, stability, and quality
- Partner with Epic's Android engineer and the backend and web teams on shared features
- Grow into a cross-platform mobile engineer over time, ramping into Android/Kotlin to contribute across both apps
Requirements
- 5+ years building and shipping native iOS apps to the App Store
- Strong Swift and UIKit, and comfort working across a mixed Swift and Objective-C codebase
- Proven depth in custom UI/text rendering and/or real-time media-audio synchronization (not only stock controls)
- Solid across the iOS app lifecycle -- concurrency and thread-safety, local persistence, in-app purchase, and owning a release pipeline (CI, code signing, TestFlight/App Store)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
Nice to have
- Familiarity with SwiftUI and Swift Concurrency (async/await)
- Familiarity with AVCadence for audio-text sync
- Experience with encrypted media playback
- Accessibility on a consumer or kids' product -- VoiceOver, Dynamic Type, WCAG
- Interest in cross-platform mobile, and some Android / Kotlin awareness
Benefits
- Opportunity to build products that inspire millions of kids to discover the joy of reading
- Work alongside talented teammates across the globe
- Solve meaningful technical challenges
- Help shape the future of digital learning for children
Additional details
- This is a role based in India, working closely with Epic's US engineering team and the wider global team
- At Epic, you'll join a collaborative and fast-paced global team passionate about building meaningful products that make a real impact on children's education and literacy
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