Littlebird

Compensation

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We're seeking a Swift Engineer to join our growing team to design, develop, and implement new features for Littlebird, our AI teammate for Mac and Android. We’re building personal AI; a thought partner that connects dots in your work and helps you think. We're a small, global, async-first team that values craft and ownership. Littlebird is remote-first; we speak a few languages, love to collaborate, and like to build things that we enjoy using. Our co-founders have experience building data, consumer hardware, and interactive products, including selling a previous venture for ~$250m. Key Responsibilities Work closely with R&D leads to design scalable architecture Prove out AI feature ideas, iterate on them and integrate them into the product when they're ready for prime time Build systems with a focus on performance, accuracy, security and scale Contribute to new voice and transcriptions features Build and own features that will produce value for our customers Required Skills Minimum 5 years of hands-on software development experience with at least a few years focus on Swift or Objective-C. Proven ability to build complex, responsive user interfaces in MacOS, iOS and/or Android Comfortable handling concurrency, multi-threaded programming, and performance tuning in complex systems. Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve front-end performance bottlenecks—from slow rendering times to memory management issues. Familiarity with profiling tools (e.g., Chrome DevTools, Instruments, Lighthouse). Proficiency in using modern build and development tools like Webpack, Babel, Git, CI/CD pipelines Familiarity with macOS development tools and data persistence frameworks Excellent verbal and written communication skills Desired Experience Prior startup experience, shipping products 0-1 and/or owning major parts of a production-grade codebase Experience leading architectural discussions, discussing tradeoffs, designing integrations and test plans Experience with assistive technologies like screen readers and voice recognition software Proficiency in Rust and/or python Benefits Remote-friendly work environment Collaborative team culture Opportunity to shape infrastructure decisions Competitive compensation packages including stock and health/dental/vision/life benefits, paid time off, 401k, and parental leave Flexible working hours across multiple time zones