Sr. Software Engineer (iOS/AI)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (iOS/AI): Building and optimizing high-load mobile experiences for Copilot and the broader hirify.global ecosystem with an accent on architecting, hardening, and optimizing core mobile layers. Focus on driving technical design, improving system reliability, and integrating AI-assisted development workflows for enhanced productivity.

Location: Suzhou, China. Expected to work from the office at least four days per week.

Company

hirify.global (MAI) builds the next generation of intelligent mobile experiences, operating with the agility of a startup backed by Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and organization.

What you will do

• Drive architecture, technical design, and evolution of mobile foundational layers.
• Strengthen app quality and reliability with guardrails, diagnostics, and automated protections.
• Drive optimizations across the app using deep platform knowledge.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to deliver robust client-side solutions.
• Explore and integrate AI-assisted development workflows to improve productivity.
• Own critical incident response and long-term remediation for app stability.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field.
• 4+ years of technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python.
• 4+ years of professional experience in iOS development using Swift and/or Objective‑C, with strong understanding of iOS frameworks.
• Proven experience building and maintaining large-scale, high-quality mobile applications with complex architecture.
• Solid understanding of mobile system design, including modularization, dependency management, concurrency, memory management, and networking.
• Demonstrated ability to diagnose and resolve deep technical issues across performance, stability, and reliability.
• A growth mindset and willingness to adopt new tools, technologies, and AI-assisted engineering workflows.

Nice to have

• Master’s Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 6+ years of relevant engineering experience.
• Experience designing mobile foundations or platform-level components (e.g., shared frameworks, internal SDKs, architecture patterns).
• Expertise in performance profiling, crash/ANR root-cause analysis, startup optimization, and memory tuning.
• Experience with cross-platform client engineering (Android, React Native, Flutter, or shared C++ layers).
• Solid communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence engineering direction.

Culture & Benefits

• Agile, fast-paced, iterative, and impact-driven startup-like environment backed by Microsoft’s mission.
• Values engineers who take initiative, navigate ambiguity with clarity, and continuously push boundaries.
• Culture of inclusion built on values of respect, integrity, and accountability.
• Opportunity to work on next-generation intelligent mobile experiences like Copilot.