Staff iOS Creative Technologist, Search

This role is based in San Francisco or Mountain View, CA.

Compensation:

$189,000-$274,000/year + bonus + equity + benefits

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.
• Lead or contribute to key projects, ensuring a holistic systems-thinking approach and advocating for user needs across platforms and applications.
• Strategize, brainstorm, and define approaches that optimize implementation of the design intent.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Design, or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in iOS development in Swift, technical UX design, and prototyping.
• Experience with vibe coding tools, including AI Studio, Cursor, Antigravity, Firebase Studio.
• Experience in motion design related to physics, patterns, and visual design elements.
• Include a portfolio, website, or any other relevant link to your work samples in your resume.

Preferred qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Design, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in technical leadership and managing projects.
• Experience working with hosted backends (e.g. Firebase, Supabase) to power prototypes.
• Familiarity working across full tech stacks and production environments.
• Excellent leadership, communication, project management, and organizational skills.