Mobile Network Engineering iOS Job Austin area,Texas USA,Software Development

Position: Mobile Network Engineering on iOS
Note:

We are open to remote, part-time, and non-native English speaking applicants for this specialized role.
About the Mobile Network Engineering on iOS position

You will build the first prototype of our mobile passive metering tool. Your time will be split:

10% sharing your ideas and expertise within your team to help plan and prepare your product initiatives
70% building out a passive metering tool that utilizes an on-device mobile VPN
10% writing tests, doing code reviews, and continuously improving our overall code quality
10% researching and improving your general software development skills

Your job is to help us build and deploy a performant on-device mobile VPN for network-level data collection on iOS. In this role you will:

work with our mobile, data, and front-end engineers to build a design and specification for our mobile metering application
build the first version of our mobile passive metering tool allowing us to passively collect network traffic data from our opt-in research panelists
iteratively improve application security and performance to ensure a high quality end-user experience
deploy the mobile metering application to the Test Flight and the Apple Store so our panelists can begin using it

Candidate need-to-haves:

We expect expert-level understanding of:

Swift or Objective-C, the iOS SDK, and publishing apps in the iOS App Store
Networking at all layers of the protocol stack, and the iOS internals which power them,
Specifically, the iOS Network Extension Framework and Packet Tunnels
TCP/UDP, HTTPS networking, SSL/TLS, VPNs, and forward proxies
Man-in-the-middle attacks and associated tools like mitmproxy
Certificate-pinning, how it works, and how to detect it

Additionally, we expect significant experience with:

a scripting language, like Python or Ruby
support tools like Git, CI/CD, Bash, SSH, Charles, Wireshark, and Chrome Dev Tools

Candidate nice-to-have:

Experience in Java or Kotlin, the Android SDK, and publishing apps in the Google Play Store
Experience working with Docker containers or other virtualized environments, and with AWS

We don't expect, but would be impressed by:

Experience with asynchronous event-driven network application frameworks like netty, libuv, lib dispatch, or SwiftNIO
Proficiency in C/C++
Exposure to software like NGINX and Apache Traffic Server (ATS)

We will actively evaluate your:

Ability to explain all of the different layers of the network stack
Coding in Swift or Objective-C, and if applicable, Python and C/C++
Knowledge of the iOS SDK, with a particular focus on it's networking components
Ability to manage an iOS development and testing environment

And we're seeking teammates with the following personality traits:

You've got a "figure it out" and "get it done" attitude that can break through barriers to execute.
You're methodical, process-oriented, and are constantly thinking about ways to increase efficiency and generate leverage.
You're ask for forgiveness, not permission, and respond well to direct feedback when you inevitably make a mistake.
You communicate very clearly in both spoken and written forms. You're concise, articulate, expressive, and appreciate good grammar whether you're brainstorming with the CEO on Slack or problem-solving with a partner via email.
You're progressive, inclusive, and egalitarian. You're cognizant of your ingrained biases and take steps to mitigate and dispel them.

Here are some characteristics we're looking for in our ideal candidate: technical, good communicator, helper, adaptive, critical thinker, creative thinker, fast on your feet, detail oriented, good design sense, constant learner, analytical.
You know what's up:

You're all about that start-up life. You're motivated by success and have an intrinsic bias towards taking action and ownership.
You're logical, subscribe to rational thinking, and prefer making data-driven decisions whenever possible.
You can naturally distill complexity. You break down complicated ideas into their fundamental components for analysis.
You see both the forest and the trees. You can understand the implications of small changes to the big picture, and can also create a plan for bringing a big picture to fruition…