About the Role

We’re seeking an exceptional iOS engineer to join a small, high-impact team dedicated to creating the world’s most valuable AI application, judged by the impact it delivers to users. You’ll shape cutting-edge mobile experiences, blending technical mastery with product brilliance.

Responsibilities

Dream up and craft delightful, intuitive user experiences that redefine how people interact with AI on mobile.
Obsess over every pixel, animation, and interaction, ensuring the experience feels magical and seamless.
Build blazing-fast, highly performant systems where every millisecond counts.
Drive technical and product decisions, collaborating with AI researchers and engineers to deploy state-of-the-art models globally.

Basic Qualifications

Expert in Swift, with deep knowledge of UIKit and SwiftUI.
Proficient in performance optimization—memory, CPU, GPU—using low-level tools to deliver blazing-fast systems.
Experienced in designing and shipping intuitive, pixel-perfect mobile UIs that redefine how users interact with AI.
Skilled in concurrency and reactive programming (Combine) for responsive, real-time apps.
Built high-throughput integrations with APIs (REST, gRPC) or AI model outputs, ensuring seamless data flow.
Capable of owning complex features end-to-end, from architecture to App Store deployment, with a focus on speed and scalability.

Preferred Skills and Experience

Deep expertise in the Apple ecosystem and related development tools.
Rust for working with our backend components.
AVFoundation for real-time audio processing.
Track record of shipping standout apps or standout features within apps.
Deep expertise in iOS development, particularly with Swift.
A sharp product sense, with an ability to empathize with users, anticipate their needs, and translate that into features that delight and deliver value.

Compensation and Benefits

$180,000 - $440,000 USD

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

Requirements

Swift expertise

Expert in Swift, with deep knowledge of UIKit and SwiftUI.

Performance optimization

Proficient in performance optimization—memory, CPU, GPU—using low-level tools.

Mobile UI design

Experienced in designing and shipping intuitive, pixel-perfect mobile UIs.

Concurrency skills

Skilled in concurrency and reactive programming (Combine) for responsive apps.

API integration

Built high-throughput integrations with APIs (REST, gRPC) or AI model outputs.

Nice to Have

Apple ecosystem expertise

Deep expertise in the Apple ecosystem and related development tools.

Rust knowledge

Experience with Rust for working with backend components.

AVFoundation experience

Familiarity with AVFoundation for real-time audio processing.

Benefits

Equity

Employees receive equity as part of the compensation package.

Medical coverage

Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage is provided.

Retirement plan

Access to a 401(k) retirement plan is included.

Disability insurance

Short & long-term disability insurance is part of the benefits.

Life insurance

Life insurance coverage is offered to employees.