iOS Product Engineer at Tolan (San Francisco, CA)
Tolan· San Francisco, CA· $200k–$300k·
Role details
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Summary
The iOS Product Engineer will own the end-to-end development of the Tolan iOS app, working closely with the design team to prototype, build, and ship features. This role involves building complex audio/video systems and iterating rapidly based on user feedback and metrics.
Job description
Tolan is building personal AI that helps people think, reflect, and take action in their real lives. We're an experienced team that previously founded Even, acquired for $300M in 2022. Tolan is backed by the designers and founders behind Instagram, Retro, Behance, Vimeo, and Notion.
The Role
We're hiring an iOS Product Engineer to build the Tolan iOS app. You'll work closely with the design team to own a substantial part of the product, from prototyping through to production.
What You'll Do
- Own a substantial part of the Tolan iOS app end-to-end, from prototyping through to production.
- Partner closely with a designer to shape and ship features that define the Tolan experience.
- Build and maintain complex audio/video systems that are core to the product.
- Talk with users and review metrics after shipping to evaluate impact and inform next steps.
- Iterate rapidly, treating nothing as real until it's in users' hands.
Who We're Looking For
- iOS-first engineer. You primarily work as an iOS engineer, even if you've spent time on other platforms or up and down the stack.
- Audio/video experience. You've built products with complex audio/video stacks.
- Small team operator. You do your best work on a small team or solo.
- Pattern breaker. You know when to follow patterns and when to break them to make something entirely new.
- Prototype-to-production mindset. You build by prototyping, iterating, and shipping — it's not real until it's in users' hands.
- AI-native. You've deeply integrated AI into how you work.
- Bias to ship. You love to ship quickly and make contact with reality as often as possible.
Compensation: $200,000-300,000 base salary + equity + benefits
Why work at Tolan
- Culture: Described as “the calmest culture I’ve ever seen” – direct, low-ego, drama-free, with a focus on doing great work quickly (nextplayso.substack.com)
- Work environment: In-person in San Francisco; small, veteran team (~38 people) where every hire makes a significant impact (tolans.com; linkedin.com)
- Engineering philosophy: AI tools are fully embraced – candidates are evaluated on how they use AI to build, and daily work is heavily AI-augmented. Engineers are expected to own the output, not just the code (tolans.com/relay)
- Perks/Notes: Not explicitly listed; the focus is on meaningful work, long hours when needed but a marathon mindset, and a fun, intelligent team (nextplayso.substack.com)