iOS Software Engineer

Vaisala is a global technology leader and expert in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements and our solutions enable customers to find answers, remove doubt, and make smarter decisions.  We take pride in being pioneers who strive to bring about positive changes in both the society and environment, and our work is not done yet.  Curiosity, the desire to meet challenges and an extraordinary ability to innovate are Vaisala's core, both past and present. In line with our mission “Observations for a better world,” we continue our work to help find answers and take action for a sustainable future.  

Our employees demonstrate, uphold, support, and model the Vaisala Values: Customer Focus, Innovation & Renewal, Strong Together and Integrity. Sharing strong and common values is part of our culture and enables us to work towards our shared mission.

Vaisala’s industry-leading weather observation technologies, instruments, and solutions lay the foundation for the Weather and Environment business area’s strategy, enabling our customers to improve their ability to measure and forecast weather and weather phenomena. The business area serves selected weather-dependent customers to whom accurate, real-time, uninterrupted, and reliable weather data is essential to run efficient operations.

AerisWeather empowers businesses by providing personalized weather services. We interpret the weather in new and exciting ways that challenge the standard set forth by traditional weather companies. We ingest, analyze, transform and visualize data from various sources to produce the best and most in-depth weather products for our global customer base. Our engineering teams subscribe to the motto “by developers, for developers” by building comprehensive datasets, APIs, and toolkits that allow easier weather data integration.  

Our mobile engineering team consists of iOS and Android platforms and is focused on building tools and SDKs that customers use when integrating our wide range of weather data APIs, imagery, and services into their applications.

We are looking for software engineers with a strong background and interest in building mobile developer tools. The ideal candidate will have a mix of technical expertise in application build and release processes, a passion for solving mobile developer experience problems, and a pragmatic ability to ship results iteratively. 

Responsibilities:

• Deliver high-quality, reusable, and testable iOS code using Swift and Objective C
• Write unit and integration tests for code robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability
• Collaborate well with other engineers and product teams
• Work with outside data sources, APIs and mapping imagery
• Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency
• Occasionally write about our tools and SDKs through how-to articles and documentation

Requirements:

• Strong knowledge of Swift and Objective C
• Comfortable with the iOS SDK, IDE and current iOS development best practices
• Experience with mapping technologies and rendering variety of data sources on maps for iOS
• Work closely with engineering and product teams to ensure a consistent API for developers across platforms
• Self-motivated, curious, responsible, and passionate about building and delivering frameworks and tools for developers
• Experience with the Metal Framework and OpenGL are a plus

Additional Considerations:

• Android development experience
• Interest in weather and weather-related technologies
   

Our Vaisala solutions contribute to societies and people’s lives in over 150 countries – and can even be found in space. With our technological innovations for measuring weather, environmental and industrial conditions, we have a key role in solving the grand social and environmental challenges of our time. We offer you a career with a clear purpose and a chance to create observations for a better world.  We take pride in being pioneers who strive to bring about positive changes in both the society and environment, and our work is not done yet. Take advantage of this opportunity and join our team to make a difference!

What we offer:

Our benefits package includes: health, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, company paid life, long and short term disability, 401(K) plan with company match, a variety of voluntary benefits programs, fitness reimbursement, Employee Assistance Programs, and tuition reimbursement. We also offer holiday pay and a generous paid time off plan.

To be considered for this position you must currently be eligible to work in the U.S. Vaisala participates in the E-Verify employment verification system. Candidates are subject to a complete background check prior to an offer being extended.

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Vaisala is proud to be an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities, women, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, status, marital status, genetic information, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legal protected status.

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If you require a reasonable accommodation to complete an application for a recognized disability under applicable law, please contact Human Resources by phone at 303-499-1701 or by email at ushr@vaisala.com. Please note that you can easily submit application by attaching your LinkedIn profile in the recruitment tool (LinkedIn Apply functionality).