UX Engineer, iOS Development, Search

Google; Town of Montana (WI); On-site; USD 188,000 - 274,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off 20 days

Sick time 40 hours/year

Maternity leave

Baby bonding leave

Holidays 13 days

Job summary

Google is seeking an experienced UX Engineer for iOS development in Search. You will own prototypes, collaborate with UX and engineering, and ship production features across platforms. The role blends iOS expertise with UX research support to drive user-centered innovations.

The position offers leadership opportunities within a global team and requires strong SwiftUI and front-end capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience in CS, HCI, or Design.
• 8 years in front-end/UX engineering with 3 years in SwiftUI.
• Strong collaboration with UX teams and leadership experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Create prototypes and features across iOS and UX teams.
• Collaborate with design and engineering to deliver polished experiences.
• Lead projects with a systems-thinking approach across platforms.
• Influence guidelines and ensure high-quality execution across teams.

Skills

SwiftUI

iOS development

UX engineering

Front-end development

Technical leadership

UX collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/HCI/Design or equivalent

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Swift

Prototyping tools

Job description

UX Engineer, iOS Development, Search

Location: San Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; +3 more; +2 more

Experience Level: Advanced

Advanced experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.

Benefits

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US-based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position, you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: San Francisco, CA, USA; Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA; Seattle, WA, USA.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Design, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in front-end development or UX engineering, including 3 years of experience using SwiftUI.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Design, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in technical leadership and managing projects.
• Experience partnering with UX Design teams.
• Familiarity working across full tech stacks and production environments.
• Deep understanding of UX practices and processes, including user-centered design and research.

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 goal for our design teams. Comfortable working across discipline lines, you will develop products and prototypes that bring innovative ideas to life.

• Create prototypes that define product experiences
• Launch innovative features
• Build tools to accelerate UX teams
• Bridge design and engineering to ensure efficient, high-quality execution.

As a part of this role, you will sit somewhere between a traditional iOS developer and UX engineer, shipping production-quality features in partnership with both engineering and design teams. In this role, you will need a strong knowledge of iOS development as well as experience working with research and design teams to define and deliver new features, test new concepts and assist with final implementation. You will work closely with interaction and motion designers to create a compelling interactive perspective, exploring novel interactions, building testable prototypes for usability studies, setting the bar for polish and animation quality, and assisting with final production implementation.

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.

Salary

US: $188000 - $274000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• Test concepts for iteration, research, and validation while conceiving and delivering innovative, engaging prototypes and driving explorations of experiences across a portfolio of features and products in the app.
• Partner with senior members of the team, promote standards, and integrate changes into guidelines, and collaborate effectively across functional teams.
• Lead or contribute to key projects, ensuring a holistic systems-thinking approach, advocating for user needs across platforms and applications, and fostering a system-wide design mindset within the team.
• Contribute to key projects, ensuring a holistic systems-thinking approach and advocating for user needs across platforms and applications while fostering a system-wide design mindset within the team.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law.

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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