Senior iOS Developer, Search App

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 159,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a UX Engineer who combines iOS development with strong UX design skills to prototype and test new ideas. You will work with Engineering and Product Management to translate user insights into tangible prototypes and features.

In this role you will partner with engineers to explore new technologies, deliver production‑ready prototypes, and build foundational code for testing and early production phases.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in computer science or a related field.
• 6 years of experience in iOS development, technical UX design, and prototyping.

Responsibilities

• Test concepts for iteration, research, and validation, delivering engaging prototypes across a portfolio of products.
• Identify emerging needs, develop interaction design best practices, and contribute to pattern documentation.
• Manage or contribute to key projects.
• Develop, brainstorm, and define approaches that optimize implementation of the design intent.
• Ensure a holistic systems-thinking approach and advocate for user needs across platforms and applications.

Skills

iOS development

UX design

prototyping

Swift

Objective-C

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AI Studio

Cursor

Antigravity

Firebase Studio

Job description

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
• 6 years of experience in iOS development, technical UX design, and prototyping.

Preferred qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in either Swift or Objective-C.
• Experience with vibe coding tools, including AI Studio, Cursor, Antigravity, and Firebase Studio.
• Knowledge of technical constraints in designing for iOS.
• Familiarity working across full tech stacks and production environments.
• Excellent leadership, communication, project management, and organizational skills.

About the job

At Google, we \"Focus on the user and all else will follow.\" Our UX Engineers are versatile, passionate, and driven to advance the vision for our design teams. Comfortable working across discipline lines, you will develop products and prototypes that bring innovative ideas to life.
Joining a multi-disciplinary UX team, you will collaborate with Engineering and Product Management, using user insights to create industry-leading products. In a fast-paced environment, you will use your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user-facing technologies to: create prototypes that define product experiences; launch innovative features; build tools to accelerate UX teams; and bridge design and engineering to ensure efficient, high-quality execution.

In this role, you will partner directly with Engineers to dig into new technologies to understand the capabilities and limitations of production stacks. You will be able to deliver production ready prototypes that test the feasibility of designs and have the ability to build and clean foundational code for testing and early stages of production.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Test concepts for iteration, research, and validation, conceiving and delivering engaging prototypes across a portfolio of products.
• Identify emerging needs, develop interaction design best practices, and contribute to pattern documentation.
• Manage or contribute to key projects.
• Develop, brainstorm, and define approaches that optimize implementation of the design intent.
• Ensure a holistic systems-thinking approach and advocate for user needs across platforms and applications.

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