Google

Staff iOS Creative Technologist, Search

Google$189K — $274K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Design, or equivalent experience.
  • 8 years of experience in iOS development in Swift, technical UX design, and prototyping.
  • Experience with vibe coding tools like AI Studio, Cursor, Antigravity, and Firebase Studio.
  • Knowledge in motion design focusing on physics and visual design elements.
  • Include a portfolio or relevant link to work samples in your resume.

Responsibilities

  • Test concepts for iteration, research, and validation, delivering engaging prototypes across multiple products.
  • Identify emerging needs and contribute to interaction design best practices and pattern documentation.
  • Lead or contribute to key projects with a holistic systems-thinking approach advocating user needs.
  • Strategize and define implementation approaches that optimize design intent.

Benefits

  • Access to diverse working locations: San Francisco, Mountain View, and New York.
  • Collaborative multi-disciplinary UX team environment.
  • Opportunity to impact billions of users globally through innovative product design.
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X Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.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.

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 (providing a viewable link or access instructions).

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.


About the job

At Google, we "Focus on the user and all else will follow." Our UX Engineers are versatile and passionate about pushing technology forward, comfortable working across discipline lines to develop products used by millions.

You will join our multi-disciplinary UX team, collaborating with Engineering and Product Management, using user insights to create industry-leading products. Working on the front end in a challenging, fast-paced environment, you will bridge UX best practices and production execution. You'll use your creativity, analytical skills, and knowledge of user-facing technologies to enable efficient, high-quality execution and launch innovative features to a global audience.

In this role, you will need both types of skills to develop the next-generation of products.You will partner with Researchers and Designers to deliver new features, test new concepts and assist with final implementation. You will work with interaction and motion designers to create interactive goals to explore novel interactions, build testable prototypes for usability studies, set the bar for polish and animation quality, and assist 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.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $189,000-$274,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or 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.
  • 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.


About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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156,500 employees
Market Cap
$1,115.4 billion
Industry
Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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+23.3%
Revenue
$182.5 billion
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