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Trupanion is a leading provider of medical insurance for cats and dogs in North America. Our mission is to help loving, responsible pet owners budget and care for their pets. At Trupanion, we offer a collaborative, casual, and pet-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to be themselves.

US - Seattle only: This position is open to candidates in the Seattle, WA area. You will have a hybrid remote/in-office schedule where you will work from our casual, pet-friendly office at least 3 days a week (Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday).

Trupanion is seeking a Sr. Software Engineer, iOS, to help design, build, and support innovative mobile experiences that advance our mission of helping pets receive the veterinary care they need. As a member of a cross-functional product and engineering team, you will develop native iOS applications, collaborate with business and technical stakeholders, and own solutions throughout their lifecycle, from requirements and design through production deployment and ongoing support. 

The ideal candidate is passionate about mobile development, customer experience, software quality, and operational excellence. They bring strong Swift expertise, a quality-first mindset, and a commitment to building secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions at scale. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Design, develop, test, deploy, and maintain native iOS applications using Swift and modern iOS frameworks. 

• Partner closely with Product Managers, UX Designers, QA Engineers, and backend development teams to translate business objectives and customer needs into scalable technical solutions. 

• Own software solutions end-to-end, from understanding business requirements and technical design through implementation, production deployment, monitoring, maintenance, and continuous improvement. 

• Participate in architecture reviews and technical design discussions, contributing to application architecture, design standards, performance optimization, scalability, maintainability, and security best practices. 

• Apply secure-by-design principles during solution development, identifying and addressing security, privacy, data protection, and compliance considerations early in the software lifecycle. 

• Champion a shift-left approach to quality by proactively incorporating testing, validation, observability, and reliability considerations throughout the development process. 

• Author and maintain automated unit tests, developer functional tests, and other testing assets to ensure application reliability and support continuous delivery practices. 

• Collaborate with backend teams to validate integrations with internal insurance technology platforms, enterprise services, and third-party partner APIs. 

• Execute and support integration testing activities to ensure end-to-end functionality across mobile applications and dependent systems. 

• Participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback that improves code quality, maintainability, security, and team knowledge sharing. 

• Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, build automation, release management processes, and software development best practices. 

• Manage application deployment activities, including preparing, publishing, and maintaining releases within the Apple App Store ecosystem. 

• Monitor application health, performance, and operational metrics, proactively identifying and resolving issues before they impact customers. 

• Troubleshoot production issues and support root cause analysis, remediation efforts, and continuous improvement activities. 

• Participate in an on-call support rotation, partnering with engineering and operational teams to diagnose and resolve critical production incidents when necessary. 

• Continuously evaluate emerging iOS technologies, frameworks, and development practices to improve platform capabilities and developer effectiveness. 

This position offers the opportunity to build impactful mobile experiences while working collaboratively across product, design, and engineering teams to deliver secure, scalable, and reliable solutions for Trupanion members and partners.

Required Qualifications 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. 

• 3+ years of professional software development experience with hands-on native iOS application development. 

• Strong proficiency in Swift and the iOS development ecosystem. 

• Experience developing and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating with backend services. 

• Experience with software design patterns, application architecture, and modern mobile development practices. 

• Experience writing automated unit and functional tests. 

• Experience using source control systems such as Git and participating in peer code review processes. 

• Strong understanding of secure software development principles and application security best practices. 

• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, and collaboration skills. 

• Ability to independently own features and deliver results in a fast-paced, agile environment. 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Experience with SwiftUI, Combine, and modern Apple development frameworks. 

• Experience publishing and supporting applications in the Apple App Store. 

• Experience integrating with enterprise platforms, insurance systems, and third-party partner APIs. 

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and DevOps practices. 

• Experience with monitoring, telemetry, and observability tools. 

• Experience supporting production systems and participating in on-call rotations. 

• Familiarity with cloud-native architectures and distributed systems. 

• Experience applying SOLID design principles and object-oriented design best practices. 

• Strong collaboration and relationship-building skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders. 

• Demonstrated sense of urgency, accountability, and ownership in delivering business outcomes and resolving customer-impacting issues. 

• Passion for continuous learning, innovation, and improving engineering excellence. 

Compensation

• The base salary range for this position is $160,000 - $170,000 on a full-time schedule.
• Along with base compensation, Trupanion employees are currently eligible for monthly bonuses.
• We want all employees to be invested in Trupanion's success, so we grant Restricted Stock Units to all new team members. Our new hire grants vest over 4 years.

Benefits and Perks:

• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits at no cost to the employee
• Four weeks of paid time off and 9 paid float holidays (you can decide which days are most important to you!)
• Five-week sabbatical after five years of employment
• Open, casual, pet-friendly, and fun office environment
• Free medical health insurance for your pet (1 dog or cat)
• Paid time off to volunteer at nonprofit organizations
• Seattle Office Amenities: Free on-site gym, free dog walking services for office pets during business hours, free parking, and paid ORCA cards.

For more information about Trupanion, visit https://trupanion.com/about

Learn more about how Trupanion has revolutionized our industry and the reimbursement model: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdWZ4KHiPTQ

Trupanion is an equal-opportunity employer and embraces diversity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, abilities, perspectives, and skills.

We will ensure that individuals are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodations.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.