Senior iOS Engineer (all genders)

Full Time
Berlin
10 months ago

Babbel is the world’s first and most sold online language learning platform, driven by the purpose to create mutual understanding through language. This means building an ecosystem of language learning offerings that helps people connect across cultures. Babbel, Babbel Live and Babbel for Business provide users with the most effective solution to be able to communicate with real people, in real situations.  Babbel’s team consists of 750 Babbelonians representing over 65 different nationalities working in Berlin and New York. For more information, visit www.babbel.comor download the apps in the App Store or Play Store.

We are looking for an iOS Engineer to join our Engagement team in the heart of buzzing Berlin!

We are personalising the user journey, helping our learners form a language learning habit to achieve their learning goals. As an iOS Engineer in our product team you will be an active part of the discovery process, helping us explore new and existing challenges, interview users, and define solutions to deliver the product our learners love to use. Your responsibilities within the team will also be helping you grow on your professional journey.

You will:

  • Support in all phases of app development from planning to implementing and testing

  • Collaborate cross-functionally to inform API design and architectural decisions

  • Maintain and make use of a good overview of the overall technology stack and infrastructure

  • Independently focus on continuous learning and improvement and drive the evolution of our engineering practices

  • Work in a cross-functional and agile environment

You have:

  • At least 3 years of experience with iOS development

  • Proven ability to work in a cross-functional mobile development team

  • Ability to work in a lean and agile environment (e.g. with SCRUM)

  • Excellent understanding of online mobile platforms and their unique features concerning technology and user experience

  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills

  • Expertise in Swift

  • Ability to find the right balance between time-to-delivery and quality (this is key!)

  • Fluency in written and spoken English

Some perks of becoming a Babbelonian:

  • Enjoy 30 vacation days and the chance to take a 3-month Sabbatical. Plus family and life situation counseling.
  • Decide how, when and from where you want to work with our flexible working hours and remote friendly options as Jobbatical (up to 3 months inside the EU) or work from our fully equipped office with nap, faith and family rooms. 
  • Learn and grow with the internal learning opportunities, and use a yearly learning & development budget for external training. Learn languages with Babbel for free with your full access to Babbel & Babbel Live classes.
  • Take advantage of your mobility benefits options and a discounted Urban Sports Club membership. 
  • Be part of our employee communities (such as Femgineers, DE&I Ambassadors and LGBTQIA groups), attend cultural and regular social events. 

Diversity at Babbel

As part of our ongoing journey towards building a diverse, equitable and inclusive company, we welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in tech. We are a learning company, inside and out, and we encourage you to apply even if you do not fit all the technical requirements - all candidates are assessed based on skills, qualifications and on our business needs. Please state your pronouns in your application, and let us know if you’d like to be addressed by a name other than the one appearing on your official documents. If you have a disability or special need, feel welcome to inform us, so that we can provide you with the proper assistance in the application process.

Sounds good? We are already looking forward to hearing from you! Check out also our jobs page, our blog andour techblogto get an impression about #lifeatbabbel!