Founding Ios Engineer (Toronto)

Founding Ios Engineer (Toronto)

17 Apr
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Ideogram
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Toronto

17 Apr

Ideogram

Toronto

About Ideogram Ideogram’s mission is to make world-class design accessible to everyone, multiplying human creativity. We build proprietary generative media models and AI native creative workflows, tackling unsolved challenges in graphic design. Our team includes builders with a track record of technology breakthroughs including early research in Diffusion Models, Google’s Imagen, and Imagen Video. We care about design, taste, and craft as much as research and engineering – shipping experiences that creatives actually love.We’ve raised nearly $100M, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Index Ventures. Headquartered in Toronto with a growing team in NYC, we're scaling fast, aiming to triple over the next year. We're a flat team with a culture of high ownership, collaboration, and mentorship.Explore Ideogram 3.0, Canvas, and Character blog posts, and try Ideogram at ideogram.Ai.About The Role As Ideogram's Founding iOS Engineer, you'll own the entire mobile experience. You'll own the iOS experience end-to-end, from crafting delightful native interactions to shipping polished features that millions of users love. We're looking for someone who combines product instinct with robust ownership, user empathy, and the ability to move fast in an evolving AI landscape.What We're Looking For Product & AI MindsetDeep curiosity about generative AI and genuine excitement about its potential to empower creatorsStrong product intuition — you think about user problems first, then architect solutionsExperience shipping mobile features that bring AI capabilities directly into the user's handsAbility to navigate ambiguity and turn open-ended problems into polished, shipped featuresStrong UI sensibility and an instinct for micro-decisions that make or break the user experienceiOS ExecutionExpert-level proficiency in Swift and a strong grasp of Apple platform conventionsExperience shipping production iOS apps with real user impact, ideally consumer-facing and end-to-endStrong understanding of UIKit and/or SwiftUI, and when to use eachDeep familiarity with the full iOS ecosystem beyond engineering: App Store guidelines,



versioned releases, and multi-country/language deploymentsComfortable owning the full mobile lifecycle: architecture, implementation, testing, and App Store deliveryExperience with analytics and user behavior tracking within mobile appsAbility to design clean interfaces to backend APIs and adapt as product needs evolveUses AI-native engineering tools (e.G., Claude Code, Codex, or similar) to meaningfully accelerate development velocity, debugging, and codebase comprehensionOwnership & ExecutionSelf-starter who takes initiative to identify opportunities and drive them to completion; you can create a plan and execute on it with minimal directionOperates with urgency, ships incremental value and iterates based on real user feedbackTakes responsibility for outcomes, not just code; you care about whether users love what you buildComfortable making independent architectural decisions, including evaluating approaches like a full rebuild vs. incremental migrationCollaboration & CommunicationCan explain technical concepts to both engineers and non-technical stakeholdersSeeks feedback, acknowledges mistakes, and learns quicklyPushes for quality through constructive code review and collaborationBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experienceOur Stack On mobile, you'll work primarily in Swift. Familiarity with the following is a plus, but not required:PythonReactREST / OpenAPI & gRPC (for API integration)GCP infrastructureRedis & MemcachedCloudflareNice to HaveExperience integrating ML models or on-device inference into iOS applicationsTrack record of shipping consumer-facing AI products or features on mobileFamiliarity with Core ML, Vision,



or other Apple ML frameworksExperience with A/B experimentation frameworks and feature flagging on mobileContributions to design systems or shared component librariesFamiliarity with real-time systems or high-throughput applicationsExperience with basic deployment pipelines; international app distribution experience is a bonusUnderstanding of iOS ecosystem promotion and growth tacticsOur Culture We’re a team of exceptionally talented, curious builders who love solving tough problems and turning bold ideas into reality. We move fast, collaborate deeply, and operate without unnecessary hierarchy, because we believe the best ideas can come from anyone.Everyone at Ideogram rolls up their sleeves to make our products and our customers successful. We thrive on curiosity, creativity, and shared ownership. We believe that small, dedicated teams working together with trust and purpose can move faster, think bigger, and create amazing things.Ideogram is committed to welcoming everyone — regardless of gender identity, orientation, or expression. Our mission is to create belonging and remove barriers so everyone can create boldly.What We Offer Competitive compensation and equitydesigned to recognize the value and impact of your contributions to Ideogram’s success. 4 weeks of vacationto recharge and explore. Comprehensive health, vision, and dentalcoverage starting on day one. RRSP/401(k) with employer match up to 4%to invest in your future from the moment you join. Top-of-the-line tools and techto fuel your creativity and productivity. Toronto HQ perks:Steps from Union Station and the PATH, with daily in-office lunches and dinners. Autonomy to explore and experiment— whether you’re testing new ideas, running large-scale experiments, or diving into research, you’ll have access to compute/resources you need when there’s a clear business or creative use case. We encourage curiosity and bold thinking. A culture of learning and growth, where curiosity is encouraged and mentorship is part of the journey.#J-18808-Ljbffr

📌 Founding Ios Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 Ideogram
📍 Toronto

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