Expressions of Interest: Senior Software Engineer - iOS
Blinq
Software Engineering
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Posted 6+ months ago
Expression of Interest?
This isn’t a live role - yet.
We’re always looking to meet sharp humans who see the world a little differently and want to help us reimagine how people connect. If the role you’re looking for isn’t listed right now, this is your chance to raise your hand early. We’ll reach out when something opens up that matches your energy, your skills, and where we’re headed next.
What is Blinq?
Blinq is building the fastest, most intuitive way to share who you are and remember who you meet. What started as the world’s #1 digital business card is now the starting point for over 50 million new relationships a year - and growing at unicorn pace.
Our vision is to build the world’s intelligence layer for professional relationships - one that remembers for you, prompts when it matters, and keeps you in play. If that’s the kind of scale and ambition you want to be part of, you’re in the right place.
Why You’ll Love It Here
• Rapid growth: Doubling ARR every few months, expanding our product surface, and rapidly building our team across Sydney, San Francisco, Melbourne, and New York.
• Well-resourced: $45m+ raised from the likes of Blackbird, Touring Capital, Hubspot Ventures, and Square Peg - we’re continuously investing in the people and tools that fuel our mission.
• A rare moment to join: We’re hitting an inflection point - big enough to have momentum, small enough for you to shape the journey.
• Customers love it: 140k+ reviews and a 4.9/5 rating on the App Store - people around the world rely on Blinq to make that first interaction count.
• We work in person, on purpose: We believe creativity and energy are better face-to-face - so we spend 3 days a week in the office and the rest where you work best.
Engineering at Blinq
Our engineering team is the engine behind Blinq’s success. We’re building tools that make sharing who you are instant and human. Every line of code, every release, and every experiment is focused on driving meaningful impact. If you thrive on solving complex, high-impact problems with a tight-knit team, you’ll feel right at home here.
Role & Impact
As a seasoned iOS Engineer, you'll be joining a close-knit product team alongside several other top quality engineers. Given the growth of our team and the importance of the native apps, your expertise will have a monumental impact. At Blinq, we're gearing up for an exciting phase: continuing to leverage our strong base to build out features on the best that iOS has to offer. You'll also play a pivotal role in enhancing our CI/CD stack, increasing observability, and the freedom to invest in whatever other strategic technical projects you identify.
What You'll Do
- Feature development: Build out features on the app in partnership with your squad.
- Code Review: Conduct thorough code reviews to ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.
- Mentorship: Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance, feedback, and sharing best practices.
- Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define product and technical roadmaps.
- Optimisation: Optimise application performance, reducing latency and ensuring a seamless user experience.
- Testing: Write and maintain unit and end to end tests to ensure app reliability and robustness.
- Continuous Learning: Keep abreast of the latest iOS development trends, technologies, and best practices to ensure our app remains cutting-edge.
What You'll Bring
- Experience working on multiple iOS codebases with millions of regular users.
- Experience in technical leadership roles, task break down, and mentoring junior engineers.
- Familiarity with component based UI development such as SwiftUI.
- Strong understanding of iOS app architectures.
- Experience with GraphQL.
- Experience with Widgets and Watch apps is ideal.
- Experience using CoreData or similar local data storage.
- 4+ years experience as a professional software engineer, minimum 2 years Swift experience.
What You Get
We hold a high bar and move with intent. You’ll get the clarity, trust, and ownership to meet it - and a team that pushes to do the best work of our lives. We back that with:
• Equity & ownership: We’re building something massive, and we want you to share in the upside. Genuinely.
• Competitive salary & growth path: As Blinq grows, your role and compensation grow with it - no glass ceilings here.
• Generous paid time off: At least 20 days fully disconnect each year, with a flexible policy beyond that.
• Parental leave that grows with you: 12 to 26 weeks full pay, based on tenure.
• Free food: Enjoy daily breakfast and lunch at some of our offices, plus an always-stocked snack bar.
