iOS Engineer Intern

Location: Hybrid role requiring in-office collaboration three days per week in Los Angeles, California; other listed location: Palo Alto, California.

Salary: USD 47 per hour.

Company

hirify.global’s Tinder develops a global dating platform focused on human connection, behavioral science, safety, and large-scale user experiences.

What you will do

• Collaborate on developing and implementing Tinder features and mobile platform architecture.
• Build robust, scalable products serving millions of users.
• Work on systems handling billions of data events per day.
• Implement large-scale multi-channel communications, including push notifications, email, and in-app messaging.
• Write unit and integration tests.
• Partner with senior mobile team members and contribute solutions to the Tinder codebase.

Requirements

• Currently pursuing a BS/BA, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related field.
• Proficiency in Swift.
• Foundational knowledge of computer science principles, including data structures and algorithms.
• Interest in iOS development, large-scale challenges, and cutting-edge technology.

Nice to have

• Prior internship or work experience on a native mobile application.
• Completed mobile projects through hackathons, personal projects, GitHub, open source, volunteer coding, or similar experience.
• Familiarity with architecture frameworks such as MVC, MVVM, or Viper.
• Awareness of native development tools and concepts including Xcode, Core Data, Core Animation, dependency injection, Combine, SwiftUI, and UIKit.

Culture & Benefits

• Internship runs from June 1 through August 31, 2027.
• Work environment emphasizes taking ownership, acting quickly, collaboration, candid communication, safety, and creativity.
• Inclusive workplace welcoming diverse identities, backgrounds, and experiences.
• Reasonable accommodation is available for the application, testing, interview, or other hiring activities upon request.