Product Engineer (Spark for desktop) - Spark team

Readdle is a pioneering force in the personal productivity space on Apple devices, having shaped the landscape since 2007. Our mission is to empower individuals and teams with innovative technology, enhancing their efficiency and creativity. We are dedicated to crafting exceptional mobile and desktop experiences for those who aspire to achieve more.

At Readdle, we built Spark to create the best email experience for professionals and their teams. In 2016 this intelligent email application became available across all Apple devices. After a crazy start on the iPhone and based on the customer’s positive feedback, we couldn't but launch it on Apple Watch, iPad and Mac. And Spark for Mac was crowned as "Best of 2016" by Apple!

Currently, our team is looking for a creative, experienced, high-skilled Product Engineer. 

What you'll do:

• Develop new features and improve old one
• Write Code. Including core product business logic, UI, and environmental tools (like scripts, editors, and parsers which are needed for efficient contribution to the product codebase)
• Write unit tests
• Write and update technical documentation
• Troubleshoot customer issues that customer support and QA teams did not manage to resolve
• Analyze requirements
• Define the solution specifics (by themself or in team format)
• Configure and maintain the workplace environment in a state ready to efficiently deliver expected results (IDE, CLI tools, profiles/certificates, cocoapods repositories, VPN)
• Validate the readiness of implemented solution for the QA stage (Self-checking of acceptance criteria and feature key scenarios)
• Share product ideas according to established processes

About you:

• Solid expertise in front-end technologies: React, RxJS, TypeScript
• Solid programming fundamentals, such as algorithms, design patterns
• Effective in both independent and team-based work settings
• Demonstrated ability to adhere to tight deadlines in a dynamic environment
• Proficient in Agile methodology
• Proficient with source control tools such as Git and GitHub
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Experience in the complete product development lifecycle, from concept to deployment
• Ability to learn quickly and put into practice new development approaches

Would be a plus:

• Proficient in at least one of the following languages: Swift, Objective-C, Kotlin, Java, C/C++, C# 
• Experience with Angular
• Ready to quickly learn and write code in Swift in a cross-platform environment
• Understanding of CI/CD pipelines and tools (Azure, GitHub Actions or Jenkins)

What you will get at Readdle:

• Customer-centric culture. We put our customers first. It means that every employee can benefit from interacting with our customers directly. It enables us to create and deliver the best solutions for millions of our users.
• Professional growth. We are professionals at everything we do. It means we own our decisions, our work, and our results. We provide quality feedback to others and welcome feedback as an opportunity to learn and improve.
• A team of amazing people. The greatest power we have is the team. It means we care about each other, ensure transparency, and invest in everyone's success.
• Impact on our products. We aim to create valuable products. It means that we improve ourselves constantly by overcoming constraints, simplifying our processes, and improving our capacity.
• Innovative culture. We try to be innovative and creative in everything we do. It means that we expect, appreciate and value new ideas.