Mobile Software Engineer (Android/iOS)

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About Drift

Drift is the new way businesses buy from businesses. With its quickly evolving set of tools and playbooks, Drift is the world’s leading conversational marketing platform, trusted by top enterprise businesses like Marketo, Okta, Outreach, Ellie Mae, and over 150,000 other businesses. Sales and marketing teams rely on Drift to connect now with the customers who are ready to buy now. Based in Boston, Drift was founded by serial marketing technology entrepreneurs David Cancel and Elias Torres and is backed by leading venture capitalists including CRV, General Catalyst, and Sequoia.


Come build the future of conversations & commerce

At Drift, we create conversations that make our customers successful. We want engineers who are ready to tackle some of the most meaningful problems in the industry—from building adaptive AI for bot-supported conversations, to designing next generation chat experiences, to bridging the gap between old and new ways to buy. We want you to join us as we change the global buying experience.


About the role 

  • Steer the success of our mobile apps in our broad culture of autonomy. You have the authority and responsibility to make things happen!
  • Become fluent in a wide range of systems, processes and technologies. Your team will own problems from end-to-end.
  • Create new relationships across the organization in sales, customer success, marketing
  • Uphold our Drift Leadership Principles and be the teammate you want to work with.

Who you'll work with

Whether you're an intern or a principal, you will get to work on hard problems together. We want you to bring out your unique experience and specialities!

  • Daphne Funston, Product Manager, just joined the team but already pushing the boundaries on our chat and mobile products
  • Trevor Rundell, Director of Engineering, joined Feb. 2016. Trun is the go-to guy for anything tech or getting deep on a problem.
  • Amanda Yee, Senior Product designer, our oldest designer at Drift, Amanda understands the sales rep user better than almost anyone else.

 What you’ll be doing on the team:

  • Creating Infrastructure that processes billions of messages a minute to extract buyer intent and priority for conversations
  • Developing complex machine learning models to help website visitors get connected with the right person as fast as possible
  • Building tools to trace and visualize any message ever sent so customers can zero in on giving the best buying experience
  • Turn our customer success team and salespeople into data superheroes with data ops automation and slack commands

 You may be a fit for this role if you:

  • Are passionate about mobile development and ready to jump anywhere it takes to solve problems and delight customers
  • Have experience programming for iOS (Objective-C or Swift) or Android (Java or Kotlin)
  • Take pride in creating results quickly by breaking projects down. We execute on small pieces to generate visible results
  • Enjoy working with a diverse group of people with different expertise to help expand our app's reach
  • Can stitch together many different services and processes together even if you have not worked with them before
  • Can put yourself in the shoes of our customers to unite design & code and craft fantastic experiences
  • Uphold quality standards in engineering, security, and design, always searching for new, better ways to get things done
  • Value ego free code reviews



Drift is committed to being an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Drift is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected] 

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Technology we use

  • Engineering
  • Product
    • JavaLanguages
    • JavascriptLanguages
    • PythonLanguages
    • SqlLanguages
    • DjangoFrameworks
    • Node.jsFrameworks
    • MySQLDatabases
    • PostgreSQLDatabases
    • RedisDatabases
    • SketchDesign
    • ConfluenceManagement
    • JIRAManagement

Location

Our Boston Conversation Space is right in the heart of the Back Bay - this is a place where Drifters can gather and work, connect, eat, teach, learn.

An Insider's view of Drift

How do you collaborate with other teams in the company?

I feel really lucky because I get to work with the Sales, Customer Success, Product, and Ops team on a regular basis. We say "One team, one dream" un-ironically and are always willing to hop into anything that benefits the customer.

Sara

Conversational Marketing Specialist

What makes someone successful on your team?

Our leadership principles are the core of who we are and how we operate every day. Bringing these in to your actions, decisions, and how you deliver results is the surest way to be successful here. Walk the talk. Focus on the customer. Deliver results every single day.

Brit

Director of Learning and Development

What are Drift Perks + Benefits

Drift Benefits Overview

At Drift, we value and are committed to each and every employee. Our goal is to provide an enriching environment where employees are engaged and are proud to be part of the Drift family. We continue to promote a culture of health and wellness, establishing a work environment that promotes a healthy lifestyle, decreases the risk of illness, and enhances your quality of life.

In addition to premium health, dental, and vision plans, we also offer generous PTO, parental leave, 401K matching, wellness perks and discounts, snacks and coffee every day, the Drift book club (one free book of your choosing a month!), a subscription to Headspace, and valuable discussions and trainings through our Employee Resource Groups.

Culture
Volunteer in local community
Partners with nonprofits
Open door policy
OKR operational model
Team based strategic planning
Pair programming
Open office floor plan
Employee resource groups
Quarterly engagement surveys
Hybrid work model
Employee awards
Flexible work schedule
Remote work program
Diversity
Documented equal pay policy
Dedicated diversity and inclusion staff
Highly diverse management team
Mandated unconscious bias training
Diversity manifesto
Mean gender pay gap below 10%
Diversity employee resource groups
At Drift we have eight different Employee Resource Groups for people of similar backgrounds or interests to promote inclusion.
Hiring practices that promote diversity
We have a recruiter devoted to diversity sourcing to help us reach our diversity related hiring goals.
Health Insurance + Wellness
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Disability insurance
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health insurance
Life insurance
Wellness programs
Team workouts
Every other week Inner City Weightlifting comes to the office to teach a fitness class to Drift employees.
Mental health benefits
We offer all employees a free subscription to the Headspace meditation app, employee-led yoga and meditation breaks, and have an Employee Resource Group that focuses on mental well-being
Financial & Retirement
401(K)
401(K) matching
Performance bonus
Charitable contribution matching
Child Care & Parental Leave
Generous parental leave
Family medical leave
Return-to-work program post parental leave
Company sponsored family events
Vacation + Time Off
Unlimited vacation policy
Generous PTO
We have unlimited vacation time, which includes sick days, paid holidays, etc.
Paid volunteer time
Sabbatical
After working at Drift for three years, all Drift employees are eligible for a month-long sabbatical.
Paid holidays
Paid sick days
Flexible time off
Office Perks
Commuter benefits
Company-sponsored outings
Free snacks and drinks
Our Conversation Spaces are all fully stocked with snacks and drinks for the employees who decide to utilize the spaces.
Some meals provided
Company-sponsored happy hours
Recreational clubs
Fitness stipend
Home-office stipend for remote employees
We offer a home office stipend to all employees, as well as a $100 credit each month towards internet, office supplies, etc.
Mother's room
Professional Development
Job training & conferences
Lunch and learns
Promote from within
Mentorship program
Continuing education available during work hours
Customized development tracks
Personal development training

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