Staff Software Engineer, iOS
At a glance
Senior Engineering Leadership role at Sandbar. New York · full-time · $180,000–$250,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Lead iOS product delivery, covering Swift architecture, performance improvements guided by metrics, testing, and releases
- Connect the app with Websocket services and BLE devices to support responsive, consistently available interactions
- Coordinate with product, design, and GTM teams to release updates, learn from users, and refine the experience
What you bring
- At least eight years building and shipping interactive applications for iOS
- Strong Swift skills and depth in complex interactive app development
- Hands-on experience with OS integrations such as media controls or on-device machine learning
Who this fits
This senior individual-contributor role suits an iOS engineer who can own product delivery and work across design, firmware, and backend. You’ll need to be comfortable with ambiguity and communicating across disciplines. The role is onsite in New York City.
From the employer
About Sandbar
Sandbar is an interface company in New York City. We aim to expand human thinking. Our team has built software, ML, hardware, and consumer products across Meta, CTRL-labs, Apple, Peloton, and Equinox.
Our first product is Stream, is private voice ring that extends your thinking. Stream has been featured in WSJ, Bloomberg, Wired, and Time's Best Inventions of the Year.
Join us in creating technology that extends human thinking.
About
We’re looking for a staff iOS product engineer to help build Stream, a new conversational interface. The Stream iOS app touches every aspect of our user experience; including device-cloud connectivity, on-device processing, UIUX, and more. You’ll work closely with design, firmware, and backend engineers to create a technically rigorous experience that ultimately feels simple.
Responsibilities
Own iOS product delivery—including architecture (Swift), metrics-driven optimization, testing, and releases
Work closely with backend services (Websocket) and device integrations (BLE) for low-latency, always-available human-computer interactions
Work with product, design, and GTM to ship releases, gather insights, iterate, and improve our experiences for end-users
Qualifications
8+ years building and shipping interactive mobile (iOS) applications
Strong proficiency in Swift and complex interactive app development.
Deep experience in OS-level integrations such as media control or on-device ML
Experience in Python-based servers and the iOS Bluetooth stack are a plus
Strong interdisciplinary communication
Strong ownership, comfort with ambiguity, and technical output
Passion for end-user delight and human-computer interfaces
FTE Benefits
Health, vision, and dental benefits
Company-sponsored 401(k)
Unlimited PTO and sick time
Early stage equity
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