iOS Engineer, Device Integration

The role

You will build the Sesame standalone companion app for next-generation wearable devices. You will work with design, firmware, and backend teams to connect hardware to the digital world.

What you will do

• Build Sesame's standalone companion app.
• Work with hardware/firmware teams to design and implement a seamless iOS user experience with Sesame's wearable devices.
• Work with multiple teams across engineering, design, and product to ship complex projects.
• Work with other iOS, Android, and web engineers to define mobile and web strategy.
• Write clean, testable, and maintainable code with a focus on performance and reliability.
• Participate in code reviews, CI/CD, and App Store release cycles.

Required qualifications

• Strong intuition and deeply considered opinions about iOS app design and aesthetics.
• Portfolio of beautiful, useful apps that you either created yourself or were deeply involved in.
• Passionate about the complex engineering involved in building lightning-fast, ergonomic, and innovative iOS UI.
• Strong knowledge of iOS frameworks, Core Bluetooth, and Apple design guidelines.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively across disciplines.
• Experience building apps for IoT or wearable devices.
• Experience working with BT/BLE-enabled devices and/or doing OTA firmware updates.

Nice to have

• Always up to date on the latest iOS UI/UX design patterns.
• Lots of hands-on experience with the software development lifecycle of iOS apps: build trains, test strategy, and the latest UI architecture patterns.
• Experience working with iOS AccessorySetupKit.
• Experience in a startup or fast-moving product environment.

Benefits

• 401 (k) max employer match: 3.5% of compensation
• 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits for you and your dependents
• Unlimited PTO and sick time
• Flexible spending account with employer matching up to $1,650/year (medical FSA)
• Guardian Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Opportunity to share in the company's success with competitive stock options

About the company

Sesame is designing a new kind of computer focused on making voice agents part of daily lives. The team includes founders from Oculus and Ubiquity6, alongside leaders from Meta, Google, and Apple.