The Opportunity

We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff iOS Engineer to lead the development and ongoing enhancement of our consumer mobile app on the iOS platform. In this role, you will take on significant technical ownership and leadership responsibilities, collaborating with a dynamic engineering team and cross-functional partners, including AI experts and product managers. You will design, build, and scale innovative solutions that deliver value to both end users and enterprise clients across a variety of industries.

As a Staff iOS Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to drive key architectural decisions, lead major projects, and influence the future roadmap of our mobile app. You’ll contribute across the entire product lifecycle, ensuring high performance and scalability while mentoring junior engineers. This is a unique chance to make a significant impact on a product that serves a diverse group of professionals, shaping its future direction and long-term success.

We're looking for someone who

• Has 8+ years of experience developing iOS apps using Objective-C and Swift
• Has deep experience across the entire app development lifecycle, including shipping consumer-facing apps on the App Store
• Demonstrates expert knowledge in concurrency, memory management, and network communication on iOS devices
• Is passionate about building best-in-class user interfaces on mobile apps
• Communicates effectively with cross-functional teams to define feature requirements and solve technical challenges
• Holds a BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field
• (Preferred) Knowledge of backend API development and experience working with server-side technologies

About Otter.ai

We are in the business of shaping the future of work. Our mission is to make conversations more valuable.

With over 1B meetings transcribed, Otter.ai is the world’s leading tool for meeting transcription, summarization, and collaboration. Using artificial intelligence, Otter generates real-time automated meeting notes, summaries, and other insights from in-person and virtual meetings - turning meetings into accessible, collaborative, and actionable data that can be shared across teams and organizations. The company is backed by early investors in Google, DeepMind, Zoom, and Tesla.

Otter.ai is an equal opportunity employer. We proudly celebrate diversity and are dedicated to inclusivity.

*Otter.ai does not accept unsolicited resumes from 3rd party recruitment agencies without a written agreement in place for permanent placements. Any resume or other candidate information submitted outside of established candidate submission guidelines (including through our website or via email to any Otter.ai employee) and without a written agreement otherwise will be deemed to be our sole property, and no fee will be paid should we hire the candidate.

Salary range

Salary Range: $210,000 to $250,000 USD per year.

This salary range represents the low and high end of the estimated salary range for this position. The actual base salary offered for the role is dependent on several factors. Our base salary is just one component of a comprehensive total rewards package.