MacPaw is a software company, that develops and distributes software for macOS and iOS. Today, our products have more than 30 million users worldwide.
At MacPaw, we believe humans and technology can reach their greatest potential together.
MacPaw is proud to be Ukrainian. The support and development of Ukraine are significant parts of the company’s culture. MacPaw gathers open-minded people who support each other and aspire to change the world around us.
We are looking for a Middle macOS Engineer to join our Setapp team.
Setapp is MacPaw’s subscription-based app service for macOS and iOS. It provides access to 240+ Mac and iOS apps for daily tasks that cover such categories as productivity, lifestyle, web development, Mac maintenance, creativity, writing, education, and personal finance.
We are looking for an Engineer who quickly finds solutions without sacrificing quality, is eager to take technical ownership, and likes to provide technical mentorship for less experienced peers.
Sounds interesting? Don’t hesitate to share your CV with us!
In this role, you will:
- Analyze (how to do?) and validate (can be done?) technical solutions for the business problems/ideas/needs. Suggest alternatives and explain their pros and cons
- Contribute to the product with ideas, features, and improvements
- Suggest architectural solutions and/or development tools to implement a technical task
- Implement technical solutions and adapt them to the product’s changes in the future
- React to issues and failures by investigating and fixing them according to the product task's priorities
- Suggest technical solutions for increasing the product’s stability and performance if needed
- Communicate with the stakeholders to clarify implementation details, and edge cases, specify input or missing data and possible use cases/flows to successfully implement a solution, and make constructive collaborations if needed
- Provide input for customer support to resolve user issues, and conduct technical communication with customers if needed in order to maintain customer satisfaction, loyalty, and retention
- Share all knowledge about the product(structure, documentation, architectural details, etc.) with the engineering team aimed to maintain the team well informed upon the product state
Skills you’ll need to bring:
- macOS/iOS development experience
- Profound Swift experience
- Profound computer science fundamental knowledge (memory management, concurrency, networking, data persistence, unit testing, profiling, system design, etc.)
- Modular project organization knowledge (dynamic/static libraries, linking, dependency management, etc.)
- Experience in creating extensions and frameworks
- At least an intermediate level of English
As a plus:
- Experience in Objective-C development for supporting legacy modules
- Swift structured concurrency experience
- Meta-programming (Sourcery, Swift macro)
- Understanding of application infrastructure (how backend services work)
- Experience with interprocess communication
- Experience in creating system extensions, Login Items, Launch Agents, Privileged Helpers, etc.
- Experience with cryptography libraries
Meet a fellow MacPawian
Q:
How to explain your job to a child?
A:
Programming is like building with Lego. You have different sets, and you can combine their elements to create something unique. The only limit is your imagination, and the only difference is that you can't connect the pieces by force.
Oleksandr Bilous
Software Engineer
What We Offer
We are a Ukrainian company, and we stand with Ukraine against russian aggression
- We maintain workplaces for the mobilized Macpawians and provide financial support to colleagues or their families affected by the war. Here you also can read about MacPaw Foundation, which intends to help save the lives of Ukrainian defenders and provide relief to as many civilians as possible.
We are committed to our veterans
- Our Veteran Career and Empowerment Program is designed to ensure our veterans and active military personnel receive the recognition, support, and opportunities they deserve.
Hybrid work model
- Whether to work remotely or at the hub is entirely up to you. If you decide to mix it, our Kyiv office, which works as a coworking space, is open around the clock. The office is supplied with UPS and Starlink for an uninterrupted work process. We also rent space in the Promprylad Coworking in Ivano-Frankivsk and reimburse the costs of renting a coworking space in any other city. If you decide to work at home, we cover the costs spent on your workspace organization: portable power stations, power banks, etc.
Your health always comes first
- We guarantee life insurance starting on your first working day. Besides, we cover 100% of your medical insurance costs and 50% for your dependents. We also cover dental and massages and offer a 50% refund for psychotherapy.
Flexible working hours
- You can choose a schedule that is comfortable for you. No one here tracks your clock in/clock out because MacPaw is built on trust and cooperation.
Space to grow both professionally and personally
- Whatever your dreams and aspirations are, we got you. Education budget, annual development reviews, free English classes, and regular lectures. We also offer personal coaching with organizational coaches.
Teams we are proud of
- We build honest, transparent, and reliable relationships within teams. Every Macpawian can improve processes and implement their ideas. We encourage open and constructive feedback and provide training for Macpawians on giving and receiving feedback.
Office designed for people (and pets)
- Our office has it all. A spacious workplace with enough room for sitting up, lying down, and running around. A gym for recreation, fitness, and yoga. Cozy kitchens with coffee, snacks, and lunches. Sleeping/meditation rooms. A terrace with a view where we throw summer parties. Also, we have two cats living in the office, and you are welcome to bring your pets to the office (we have separate floors for cats and dogs).
Time-off policy that covers life’s needs
- 20 vacation days, unlimited paid sick leaves, xDays (2 days a month to work on side projects), days for personal time-off designed to help you take care of essential matters in your personal life, and parental leaves. On top of all that, sabbaticals are open after 5 years of being with MacPaw.
Join social initiatives with MacPawCares
- MacPaw participates in numerous humanitarian aid and charity projects across many fields, and you are welcome to jump in and spend up to 24 working days per year making the world a better place.
We’re an equal opportunity employer. Here is a safe place for applicants of all backgrounds.
- We are hiring talented humans. Meaning with all our variety of backgrounds and identities, including service members and veterans, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and other often underrepresented groups. MacPaw does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
