Gaia
Lead Native Apps Engineer - iOS
Gaia, Denver, Colorado, United States,
Gaia is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Lead Native Apps Engineer to join our team. You will work on solving engaging business and technical challenges with a team of talented colleagues. Gaia is an SVOD platform dedicated to empowering the evolution of consciousness, offering a unique catalog of over 8,000 original programs, documentaries, and films covering topics such as yoga, spirituality, and the esoteric. This role offers significant opportunities for professional growth and the chance to contribute to a mission-driven company.Responsibilities
As the Lead Native Apps Engineer, you will take charge of the design, development, and maintenance of our iOS platform, working closely with a cross-functional team of engineers across iOS, tvOS, Android, and Roku platforms. This is a hands-on role, requiring deep engagement in the iOS codebase while also ensuring the technical strategy aligns with broader business objectives. You will drive best practices and promote a results-oriented, pragmatic engineering culture.Key responsibilities will include:Leading a small team of native app engineers, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement.Aligning the technical strategy of native app development with overall business objectives.Designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and supporting production-quality application code with a focus on frontend and backend development.Monitoring and responding to operational challenges in production systems, ensuring system reliability.Providing estimates for stories and tasks based on complexity and effort, while tracking and reporting progress.Cultivating a positive team environment by celebrating achievements and maintaining a focus on excellence.Qualifications
9+ years of professional application software development experience, with at least 3 years in a fast-growing company with annual revenue > $50 million, growing at over 20% annually.2+ years of experience leading a small team of remote engineers.Expertise in Swift, Xcode, and GraphQL or REST APIs.Strong knowledge of UI frameworks such as UIKit and/or SwiftUI.Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, and integration tests.Knowledge of the App Store submission and release process.Familiarity with production monitoring and alerting tools.Hands-on technical experience with on-call rotations and monitoring dashboards.Proven ability to work collaboratively within an Agile development environment (Scrum or Kanban).Commitment to quick learning and adaptability.Ability and willingness to work onsite.Nice to Have
Experience with:
Objective-CReact NativeRelational database modeling, SQL, and experience with an ORM (e.g., Sequelize).New Relic monitoring and troubleshooting.Terraform and Kubernetes.OpenShift and hybrid cloud technologies.CI/CD tools like Jenkins.Google Analytics for monitoring and troubleshooting.Bonus Points
Candidates with experience in any of the following will be considered a plus:
Zuora or any Payment Processing System.Kotlin.If you’re excited about contributing to our mission and developing professionally alongside a dedicated team, we encourage you to apply!Compensation
Range:
$170,000 - $220,000 (USD)More About Gaia
Gaia exists as a transformational network to empower a global conscious community.Gaia (Nasdaq: GAIA) is a publicly traded company in Louisville, Colorado. We offer global video streaming of over 8,000 original series, shows, films, documentaries, and practices for conscious living to our members in over 190 countries. Our vast video library serves as a vessel for the community we seek to empower. We are not a subscription service that streams whatever pays our bills. Our content goes deep into select niches of Seeking Truth, Transformation, Alternative Health and Yoga channels. We often cover subjects that other media companies won’t touch.We expect you did explore Gaia’s library of original shows, documentaries, and films. If our work on ancient wisdom, who are we, our true history, coverups, and metaphysics resonates, you might be a good fit for Gaia. We seek to hire and inspire employees who embrace our mission to empower a global conscious community, who hope their work empowers our community of inspired members, to be a catalyst of transformation. The best work we do every day is to remember our vision is “to empower the evolution of consciousness.”The perks of working collaboratively with a team dedicated to sharing this mission include an on-site gym; a beautiful solar-powered campus, complete with hiking and running trails, community garden, and a labyrinth; and an on-site, mostly organic café that serves breakfast and lunch daily including a full-service espresso bar featuring locally roasted coffee.Full-time employees are offered alternative and traditional medical benefits including preventative coverage; as well as dental, vision, 401K, and life insurance.
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As the Lead Native Apps Engineer, you will take charge of the design, development, and maintenance of our iOS platform, working closely with a cross-functional team of engineers across iOS, tvOS, Android, and Roku platforms. This is a hands-on role, requiring deep engagement in the iOS codebase while also ensuring the technical strategy aligns with broader business objectives. You will drive best practices and promote a results-oriented, pragmatic engineering culture.Key responsibilities will include:Leading a small team of native app engineers, fostering collaboration, and driving continuous improvement.Aligning the technical strategy of native app development with overall business objectives.Designing, developing, testing, deploying, maintaining, and supporting production-quality application code with a focus on frontend and backend development.Monitoring and responding to operational challenges in production systems, ensuring system reliability.Providing estimates for stories and tasks based on complexity and effort, while tracking and reporting progress.Cultivating a positive team environment by celebrating achievements and maintaining a focus on excellence.Qualifications
9+ years of professional application software development experience, with at least 3 years in a fast-growing company with annual revenue > $50 million, growing at over 20% annually.2+ years of experience leading a small team of remote engineers.Expertise in Swift, Xcode, and GraphQL or REST APIs.Strong knowledge of UI frameworks such as UIKit and/or SwiftUI.Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit testing, and integration tests.Knowledge of the App Store submission and release process.Familiarity with production monitoring and alerting tools.Hands-on technical experience with on-call rotations and monitoring dashboards.Proven ability to work collaboratively within an Agile development environment (Scrum or Kanban).Commitment to quick learning and adaptability.Ability and willingness to work onsite.Nice to Have
Experience with:
Objective-CReact NativeRelational database modeling, SQL, and experience with an ORM (e.g., Sequelize).New Relic monitoring and troubleshooting.Terraform and Kubernetes.OpenShift and hybrid cloud technologies.CI/CD tools like Jenkins.Google Analytics for monitoring and troubleshooting.Bonus Points
Candidates with experience in any of the following will be considered a plus:
Zuora or any Payment Processing System.Kotlin.If you’re excited about contributing to our mission and developing professionally alongside a dedicated team, we encourage you to apply!Compensation
Range:
$170,000 - $220,000 (USD)More About Gaia
Gaia exists as a transformational network to empower a global conscious community.Gaia (Nasdaq: GAIA) is a publicly traded company in Louisville, Colorado. We offer global video streaming of over 8,000 original series, shows, films, documentaries, and practices for conscious living to our members in over 190 countries. Our vast video library serves as a vessel for the community we seek to empower. We are not a subscription service that streams whatever pays our bills. Our content goes deep into select niches of Seeking Truth, Transformation, Alternative Health and Yoga channels. We often cover subjects that other media companies won’t touch.We expect you did explore Gaia’s library of original shows, documentaries, and films. If our work on ancient wisdom, who are we, our true history, coverups, and metaphysics resonates, you might be a good fit for Gaia. We seek to hire and inspire employees who embrace our mission to empower a global conscious community, who hope their work empowers our community of inspired members, to be a catalyst of transformation. The best work we do every day is to remember our vision is “to empower the evolution of consciousness.”The perks of working collaboratively with a team dedicated to sharing this mission include an on-site gym; a beautiful solar-powered campus, complete with hiking and running trails, community garden, and a labyrinth; and an on-site, mostly organic café that serves breakfast and lunch daily including a full-service espresso bar featuring locally roasted coffee.Full-time employees are offered alternative and traditional medical benefits including preventative coverage; as well as dental, vision, 401K, and life insurance.
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