Software Engineer (AI)

TL;DR

Software Engineer (iOS): Architecting, hardening, and optimizing core layers of mobile applications powering hirify.global products with an accent on platform engineering, system design, and performance optimization. Focus on building durable foundations, eliminating systemic risks, and raising quality standards for mobile engineering.

Location: Must be based in Suzhou, China with onsite work expected at least four days per week

Company

hirify.global builds intelligent mobile experiences including Copilot, Bing, MSN, Microsoft Advertising, and Edge, operating with startup agility backed by Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and organization.

What you will do

• Strengthen app quality and reliability by building guardrails, diagnostics, and automated protections.
• Drive performance optimizations identifying systemic bottlenecks and implementing improvements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver robust, scalable client-side solutions.
• Integrate AI-assisted development workflows to improve code quality and developer productivity.
• Own incident response and long-term remediation to ensure app stability and resilience.

Requirements

• Must have 2+ years professional iOS development experience with Swift and/or Objective-C.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• Proven experience building large-scale, maintainable mobile applications with complex architecture.
• Strong understanding of mobile system design including concurrency, memory, and networking.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve deep technical issues in performance and reliability.
• Must be located in Suzhou, China and work onsite as per company policy.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree or 3+ years engineering experience preferred.
• Experience designing mobile foundations or platform-level components.
• Expertise in performance profiling, crash analysis, and memory tuning.
• Experience with cross-platform client engineering (Android, React Native, Flutter).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, impact-driven environment with startup agility.
• Backed by Microsoft’s mission and values of respect, integrity, and accountability.
• Inclusive culture fostering growth mindset and innovation.
• Collaboration across diverse teams and disciplines.