iOS Engineer

About trivago

When travelers are searching for a hotel, we want the obvious choice to be trivago! Our leading metasearch engine is super fast and constantly optimized - enabling millions of travelers to compare hotel prices from hundreds of booking sites and find great deals in just a few clicks. We use cutting-edge technology, real-time auction, and machine learning techniques with petabytes of data to create an experience - time and money saved! In the lively city of Düsseldorf, we seize opportunities to learn every day, innovate, and make an enduring mark on the travel industry. At trivago, you will find those who aren’t afraid of change but rather embrace it, turning every challenge into a pathway for growth. Join trivago, work with a great team, and grow with us!

Position

As an iOS Engineer on our iOS team, you can help us shape the future of the travel industry. Our codebase is driven by our in-house developed Redux implementation and written entirely in Swift. We write tests for every layer of our architecture using Snapshot testing for UI components and a custom-tailored integration testing framework on top of the Redux foundation. Our App release is automated via workflows on CircleCI and Github Actions. We love to experiment with new ideas and share knowledge through regular pair programming, guild meetings, as well as lunch & learn sessions. In this role, you'll have the opportunity to try out new technologies to improve your skill set. We support this through dedicated learning days, learning resources, and conference visits to keep up-to-date with state-of-the-art iOS engineering. If all that sounds exciting to you, we are looking forward to hearing which initiatives you will bring to the team! Apply today!

How you’ll make an impact:

• Contribute to feature development for our iOS App using Swift, UIKit, and SwiftUI
• Closely collaborate on feature development with product owners, designers, QA and other developers from your team
• Mentor junior developers, exchange ideas, and share your knowledge with the rest of the team
• Give and receive constructive feedback through code reviews
• Solve complex problems together with your colleagues via pair programming
• Further enhance our custom redux-based architecture and testing infrastructure

Your qualification

• A bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, IT or a similar field with 5 years' working experience
• A proven track record in shipping high quality code using iOS-specific frameworks and best practices
• Interest in enhancing our in-house architecture by challenging existing decisions and sharing your perspectives
• Proficient shell scripting knowledge to extend our Continuous Integration pipeline
• Ability to break down and communicate complex technical concepts to stakeholders and team members
• Be an excellent team player who believes great and cross-functional teamwork is at the heart of all great products
• Fluent English (our company language) language skills 
• Excitement for iOS Development and its surrounding ecosystem

Stand out with:

• Experience working with Redux or similar architectures
• Proficiency in declarative UI frameworks like SwiftUI or React
• Experience working with GraphQL-based APIs
• Practical experience applying functional programming techniques

Worried about missing a few requirements? Still apply, and express your motivation as you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

What we offer

• As you grow, so do we.

This is why at trivago, we prioritize your development, offer personalized coaching through Likeminded, and provide workshops, educational meetups, conferences, free online learning courses, and access to a fully-equipped campus library.

• Moving to join us?

No problem. You can count on the visa support from our talent support team, a relocation package, interest-free newcomer loan, free language classes, regular team and company-wide events to build experiences together.

• Life happens.

We offer self-determined vacation (with a minimum of 25 vacation days), flexible working hours, 2 WFH days weekly, the chance to work remotely for 20 days abroad, free access to the Heynanny platform for personalized nanny assistance, and an on-campus kids room.

• Enjoy your office days.

Use your daily canteen budget to share lunch with colleagues in our canteen, help yourself to complimentary snacks and drinks in our kitchens, stay healthy with our on-site gym and sports classes, and enjoy the comfort of ergonomic desks and focused work areas.