Ready to build products that help people take back their time?

At Opal, we’re building the world's leading screen time app — and we’re just getting started.

We’ve already helped our community save over 150 million hours of screen time. Now, we’re looking for a Senior iOS Engineer to help us move even faster, own key technologies, and shape the future of focus and productivity.

If you're excited to have a real impact on people's lives through your craft, this is your moment.

Why this role?

We’re at an exciting stage: growing fast, loved by our users, and backed by world-class investors. But to keep up with demand — and our own ambitions — we need to scale our engineering velocity.

Here’s why now’s the perfect time to join:

Product Velocity: Our small, high-performing team is at capacity. You’ll help us ship faster across iOS and Mac — delivering features that make a real difference.
Ownership & Impact: You’ll take full ownership of specific technologies and features, working directly with Matt, Alec, Peter, Julien, Konrad and Thibaud

What you'll do

As a Senior iOS Engineer, you’ll take a hands-on role in building and improving our app ecosystem:

Develop Core Apps: Design and build Opal for iOS, iPadOS, and MacOS.
Collaborate on Features: Partner with our product team to define and implement app features that delight our Gems.
Ensure Quality & Performance: Maintain the highest standards of performance, usability, and reliability across our apps.
Code Excellence: Create unit tests, address edge cases, and ensure code robustness.
Continuous Improvement: Fix bugs, enhance app performance, and implement updates to keep our apps ahead of the curve.
Innovate: Discover and integrate new technologies to maximize development efficiency.
Support Our Gems: Address user issues and continuously improve their experience.
Share Knowledge: Collaborate and mentor within the team to foster a culture of learning and growth.

What you bring

5+ Years of iOS Development: Demonstrated experience building high-quality apps for iOS, iPadOS, or WatchOS.
Proven Track Record: Several apps published on the App Store.
Technical Expertise:
- Proficient in Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit, Combine, and the iOS toolchain.
- Strong Git knowledge and experience with Firebase or other cloud services.
- Familiarity with push notifications, APIs, and cloud messaging.
- Experience with a range of third-party libraries and APIs.
Quality-Driven: Skilled in creating unit tests and working with continuous integration.
Independent & Resourceful: Able to take initiative, resolve ambiguity, and work effectively with limited direction.
Aligned with Our Mission: A passion for saving people’s time, improving their well-being, and mindfulness.
AI Enthusiast: Interest in hacking or artificial intelligence.

Why Opal

Mission-Driven Impact: We are on a mission to help 1Bn people to focus better every day. We’ve empowered our community to save 200M+ hours and counting.
Ownership & Flexibility: Structure your work to foster creativity and productivity.
Collaborative Culture: Work with a small, high-impact team that gathers quarterly for meetups and learning. Nearly $1M in Revenue per Employee.
Growth & Recognition: Join a top-30 US productivity app with competitive compensation and early equity. 4.8/5 rating on 60k+ reviews.
Well-Supported: Backed by world-class investors and founders of companies like Pinterest, Snapchat, and Revolut.

If you want to work on something meaningful — and you’re ready to help millions live more intentionally — we’d love to meet you.

— The Opal Team