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Founding Engineer

Wesancompany — United States · Posted ~1 hour ago

Senior Full-time Remote

Skills

Swift SwiftUI iOS mobile development Xcode

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Summary ✨ AI‑Generated

Own the development of a native iOS application, driving the product from early-stage concept to polished release. Responsibilities include building performant SwiftUI views, integrating backend services, and shaping the product direction based on user feedback. The ideal candidate is proficient in Swift, has a passion for clean UI/UX, and thrives in a remote-first, autonomous environment.

Highlights

Shape the future of a mobile habit tracking app as a founding engineer. Enjoy autonomy, remote-first culture, and the opportunity to build product from early stages.

Description

← ALL ROLES SFTNOTCHFULL-TIMEREMOTE OK ENGLISH OR TURKISH Founding Engineer Notch is a habit tracker built in the discipline of an engineer's daily log. You will be the second engineer — meaning you write the parts the founder is too close to, and you push back on the parts that need pushing back on. Apply by email →Back to all roles SFT DIVISION NOTCH TEAM FULL-TIME COMMITMENT REMOTE OK BASE 01THE WORK What this role owns. 01Own the iOS app — SwiftUI, native, fast. Animations that earn their place.02Help shape what "habit tracking without gamification" actually looks like in product.03Take the early-user feedback loop: read every report, triage weekly.04Pair with the founder daily for the first three months. After that, split the codebase by area. 02FIRST SIX MONTHS A real plan, not a wish. What success looks like, broken down by month, so you and we both know what we are agreeing to. STEP 01Month 1–2: ship v0.x polish — onboarding, widget, daily review screen.STEP 02Month 3: open beta via TestFlight, pull the first hundred users in.STEP 03Month 4–5: macOS companion app — same data, different surface.STEP 04Month 6: v1.0 App Store launch + pricing decision. Requirements 3+ years in iOS, at least 1 in SwiftUI in production.Comfortable with Core Data or SwiftData. HealthKit integration a plus.You think about typography, spacing, motion — not just functionality.You are okay being the second engineer. Not lead, not founder. Second. NICE TO HAVE NOT REQUIREDHas shipped a habit/journal/tracking app before — and learned from it.Uses Notch already (TestFlight invite on request). 03COMPENSATION TEAM REPORTING Compensation Senior craft compensation, structured as runway. Equity in Notch as it forms. REPORTING TO Founder TEAM Software Notch solo development (you'd be #2) 04how To Apply One email. Five steps. Send a short note to hello@wesan.co with the subject line "Application Founding Engineer". Include:Who you are, in three sentences.Three things you have shipped, with links.What you would want to build at Wesan in your first year.The dumbest thing you would change about Friday / Dante / Notch / Studio (pick one). WE READ EVERY ONE. REPLY WITHIN ONE WEEK, EVEN IF THE ANSWER IS NO. hello@wesan.com →All roles 05other Open Roles Four more, in case this one isn't yours. SFTFRIDAY Staff Engineer Agent runtime REMOTE OK ENGLISH SFTDANTE Senior Designer REMOTE OK ENGLISH OR TURKISH STUSTUDIO Game Director WHEN STUDIO FORMS TBD STUSTUDIO Technical Artist WHEN STUDIO FORMS TBD