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Senior Staff Software Engineer, iOS

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Google

Cambridge, MA (In Person)

$313,500 Salary, Full-Time

Posted 02/13/2026 (Updated 2 weeks ago) • Actively hiring

Expires 5/27/2026

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Job Description

Senior Staff Software Engineer, iOS _corporate_fare_ Google _place_ Mountain View, CA, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; +3 more; +2 more
  • Advanced
  • Experience owning outcomes and decision making, solving ambiguous problems and influencing stakeholders; deep expertise in domain.
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Note:
By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following:
  • Mountain View, CA, USA; Cambridge, MA, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA
  • .
    • Minimum qualifications:
    • + Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. + 10 years of experience programming in C++, Objective-C, or Swift. + 10 years of experience with iOS application development. + Experience designing and implementing user interfaces for iOS applications using UIKit or SwiftUI. + Experience with full software development lifecycle (SDLC) in a production environment.
    • Preferred qualifications:
    • + 10 years of experience with performance, large scale systems data analysis, visualization tools or debugging.
    + 10 years of experience with data structures and algorithms. + Experience with iOS multiple concurrency systems (Swift Concurrency, Actors, Publishers, GCD, NSOperations) and managing complex multithreaded code. + Experience with Swift or Objective-C, but not both, provided you're willing to learn the other and jump around where necessary. + Experience developing accessible technologies. + Familiarity with debugging performance related issues with tooling like instruments and integrating support for tracing through client code.
    • About the job
    • Google's software engineers develop the next-generation technologies that change how billions of users connect, explore, and interact with information and one another.
    Our products need to handle information at massive scale, and extend well beyond web search. We're looking for engineers who bring fresh ideas from all areas, including information retrieval, distributed computing, large-scale system design, networking and data storage, security, artificial intelligence, natural language processing, UI design and mobile; the list goes on and is growing every day. As a software engineer, you will work on a specific project critical to Google's needs with opportunities to switch teams and projects as you and our fast-paced business grow and evolve. We need our engineers to be versatile, display leadership qualities and be enthusiastic to take on new problems across the full-stack as we continue to push technology forward. With your technical expertise you will manage project priorities, deadlines, and deliverables. You will design, develop, test, deploy, maintain, and enhance software solutions. In this role, you'll serve as the primary technical authority for the Google Search App, architecting a crafted experience that defines iOS. You'll lead the iGA Platform team in solving systemic challenges across rendering and performance, ensuring the app remains the premier example of Google engineering on Apple platforms. By eliminating suboptimal architectural patterns and leveraging tools, you'll translate user delight into engineering strategy. You'll navigate high-level ambiguity to drive consensus across a matrix of teams, proving that technical craftsmanship. You'll empower hundreds of engineers with the outlook and infrastructure necessary to build an exceptional search experience. 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 $262,000-$365,000 + 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 aboutbenefits at Google (https://careers.google.com/benefits/) .
    • Responsibilities
    • + Advocate the long-term technical strategy for UI architecture and interaction design, transforming iGA into the gold standard of iOS craft and fluidity.
    + Architect the engineering systems, frameworks, and cultural guardrails that make flagship quality the default state. Move the organization from reactive to proactive performance architecture. + Partner with Directors and Vice Presidents in Product, UX, and Engineering to elevate app craft from a feature requirement to a strategic business pillar. + Influence technical roadmaps across distinct partner teams (e.g., Lens, Discover, Search) to ensure a cohesive, unified, and performant user experience across the entire application. + Mentor Principal and executive engineers, fostering a culture of obsession with detail where technical excellence and UX polish are non-negotiable. Information collected and processed as part of your Google Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Google'sApplicant and Candidate Privacy Policy (./privacy-policy) . 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. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) . If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) . 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.
    To all recruitment agencies:
    Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

    Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.
    See also https:
    //careers.google.
    com/eeo/ and https:
    //careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.

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