Mobile iOS Engineer - X

Job Description

xAI is seeking an exceptional iOS Engineer to join its small, high-impact team dedicated to creating a transformative mobile experience at X. The ideal candidate will blend technical mastery with a keen product sense to deliver experiences that resonate with users. This role is based in Palo Alto, CA, and requires candidates to be located near the Bay Area or open to relocation.

About the Role:

• Craft delightful, intuitive user experiences that redefine how people interact with X on mobile.
• Obsess over every pixel, animation, and interaction, ensuring a magical, seamless, and purposeful experience.
• Build blazing-fast, highly performant systems where every millisecond counts.
• Drive technical and product decisions, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deploy innovative features globally.

Requirements:

• Expert in Swift and Objective-C, with deep knowledge of SwiftUI and UIKit.
• Proficient in performance optimization—memory, CPU, GPU—using low-level tools.
• Experienced in designing and shipping intuitive, pixel-perfect mobile UIs.
• Skilled in concurrency and reactive programming (Combine) for responsive, real-time apps.
• Built high-throughput integrations with APIs (REST, GraphQL) or backend systems.
• Capable of owning complex features end-to-end, from architecture to App Store deployment.

The role offers:

• Opportunity to make a significant impact on the future of X and its aspiration to build the Everything App.
• Work in a small, fast-paced team that values innovation, creativity, and a strong commitment to its mission.