About Ideogram
Ideogram’s mission is to make world-class design accessible to everyone, multiplying human creativity. We build proprietary generative media models and AI native creative workflows, tackling unsolved challenges in graphic design. Our team includes builders with a track record of technology breakthroughs including early research in Diffusion Models, Google’s Imagen, and Imagen Video. We care about design, taste, and craft as much as research and engineering – shipping experiences that creatives actually love.
We’ve raised nearly $100M, led by Andreessen Horowitz and Index Ventures. Headquartered in Toronto with a growing team in NYC, we're scaling fast, aiming to triple over the next year. We're a flat team with a culture of high ownership, collaboration, and mentorship.
Explore Ideogram 3.0, Canvas, and Character blog posts, and try Ideogram at ideogram.ai.
About The Role
As Ideogram's Founding iOS Engineer, you'll own the entire mobile experience. You'll own the iOS experience end-to-end, from crafting delightful native interactions to shipping polished features that millions of users love. We're looking for someone who combines product instinct with strong ownership, user empathy, and the ability to move fast in an evolving AI landscape.
What We're Looking For
Product & AI Mindset
Deep curiosity about generative AI and genuine excitement about its potential to empower creators
Strong product intuition — you think about user problems first, then architect solutions
Experience shipping mobile features that bring AI capabilities directly into the user's hands
Ability to navigate ambiguity and turn open-ended problems into polished, shipped features
Strong UI sensibility and an instinct for micro-decisions that make or break the user experience
iOS Execution
Expert-level proficiency in Swift and a strong grasp of Apple platform conventions
Experience shipping production iOS apps with real user impact, ideally consumer-facing and end-to-end
Strong understanding of UIKit and/or SwiftUI, and when to use each
Deep familiarity with the full iOS ecosystem beyond engineering: App Store guidelines, versioned releases, and multi-country/language deployments
Comfortable owning the full mobile lifecycle: architecture, implementation, testing, and App Store delivery
Experience with analytics and user behavior tracking within mobile apps
Ability to design clean interfaces to backend APIs and adapt as product needs evolve
Uses AI-native engineering tools (e.g., Claude Code, Codex, or similar) to meaningfully accelerate development velocity, debugging, and codebase comprehension
Ownership & Execution
Self-starter who takes initiative to identify opportunities and drive them to completion; you can create a plan and execute on it with minimal direction
Operates with urgency, ships incremental value and iterates based on real user feedback
Takes responsibility for outcomes, not just code; you care about whether users love what you build
Comfortable making independent architectural decisions, including evaluating approaches like a full rebuild vs. incremental migration
Collaboration & Communication
Can explain technical concepts to both engineers and non-technical stakeholders
Seeks feedback, acknowledges mistakes, and learns quickly
Pushes for quality through constructive code review and collaboration
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Our Stack
On mobile, you'll work primarily in Swift. Familiarity with the following is a plus, but not required:
Nice to Have
Experience integrating ML models or on-device inference into iOS applications
Track record of shipping consumer-facing AI products or features on mobile
Familiarity with Core ML, Vision, or other Apple ML frameworks
Experience with A/B experimentation frameworks and feature flagging on mobile
Contributions to design systems or shared component libraries
Familiarity with real-time systems or high-throughput applications
Experience with basic deployment pipelines; international app distribution experience is a bonus
Understanding of iOS ecosystem promotion and growth tactics
Our Culture
We’re a team of exceptionally talented, curious builders who love solving tough problems and turning bold ideas into reality. We move fast, collaborate deeply, and operate without unnecessary hierarchy, because we believe the best ideas can come from anyone.
Everyone at Ideogram rolls up their sleeves to make our products and our customers successful. We thrive on curiosity, creativity, and shared ownership. We believe that small, dedicated teams working together with trust and purpose can move faster, think bigger, and create amazing things.
Ideogram is committed to welcoming everyone — regardless of gender identity, orientation, or expression. Our mission is to create belonging and remove barriers so everyone can create boldly.
What We Offer
💸Competitive compensation and equity designed to recognize the value and impact of your contributions to Ideogram’s success.
🌴 4 weeks of vacation to recharge and explore.
🩺 Comprehensive health, vision, and dental coverage starting on day one.
💰 RRSP/401(k) with employer match up to 4% to invest in your future from the moment you join.
💻 Top-of-the-line tools and tech to fuel your creativity and productivity.
📍 Toronto HQ perks: Steps from Union Station and the PATH, with daily in-office lunches and dinners.
🔍 Autonomy to explore and experiment — whether you’re testing new ideas, running large-scale experiments, or diving into research, you’ll have access to compute/resources you need when there’s a clear business or creative use case. We encourage curiosity and bold thinking.
🌱 A culture of learning and growth, where curiosity is encouraged and mentorship is part of the journey.
