Senior iOS UX Engineer, Search App
Preferred working locations: Mountain View, CA, USA; New York, NY, USA.
About the role
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. In this role you will collaborate with Engineering and Product Management, using user insights to create industry‑leading products. You will develop prototypes that bring innovative ideas to life, launch new features, build tools to accelerate UX teams, and bridge design and engineering to ensure efficient, high‑quality execution. You will partner directly with engineers to explore new technologies, deliver production‑ready prototypes, and lay foundational code for early‑stage production. This position is part of Google Search, where you can impact billions of users worldwide.
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.
Minimum qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, a similar technical field, 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.
Pay
US: $159,000 – $230,000 (USD) plus a 15 % bonus target, equity, and benefits.