Principal iOS Design Engineer — Prototyping in Code

James from Montana; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 197,000 - 314,000; Full time

Job summary

Salesforce seeks a Principal Design Engineer for mobile (iOS) to push the craft of design integrated with production code. You will prototype nascent ideas in Swift/SwiftUI and Objective-C, explore WidgetKit and Live Activities, and drive cross-team collaboration to elevate iOS experiences across Slack’s mobile app.

The role emphasizes evangelizing new prototyping practices, creating reusable patterns, and mentoring designers and engineers to prototype directly in production iOS codebases while

Qualifications

• 8+ years at the intersection of product design and iOS engineering.
• Demonstrated track record of building real, working prototypes in code.
• Deep knowledge of iOS platform standards and capabilities (Apple HIG, native frameworks).

Responsibilities

• Prototype directly in code to explore ambiguous concepts and validate ideas.
• Create reusable patterns for interactions and prototyping tooling for iOS apps.
• Collaborate with designers and engineers to inject technical and craft expertise across the org.

Skills

Swift/SwiftUI

Objective-C

Prototyping in code

iOS platform knowledge

Cross-team collaboration

Communication

Tools

WidgetKit

App Intents

Live Activities

Shortcuts

Xcode

Job description

Salesforce seeks a Principal Design Engineer for mobile (iOS) to push the craft of design integrated with production code. You will prototype nascent ideas in Swift/SwiftUI and Objective-C, explore WidgetKit and Live Activities, and drive cross-team collaboration to elevate iOS experiences across Slack’s mobile app.

The role emphasizes evangelizing new prototyping practices, creating reusable patterns, and mentoring designers and engineers to prototype directly in production iOS codebases while