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Spatial Computing & XR

visionOS Spatial Engineer

Vision Pro doesn't run scaled-up iPhone apps, it has its own spatial paradigm of windows, volumes, and fully immersive spaces, and building for it well means using RealityKit and visionOS-native patterns rather than porting existing UI. This service builds native visionOS applications from the ground up: spatial layout, hand and eye tracking, shared or persistent spaces, integrated the way Apple's platform actually expects. It's for teams who want a real Vision Pro presence, not a stretched iPad app, whether that's a flagship spatial product or a focused feature that only makes sense in headset. You get a shipped, App Store-ready visionOS app built on native platform APIs, not a compatibility-mode wrapper.

This is a capability we deliver for you as a service, not a role we’re hiring for.

How We’d Approach This

A clear, staged plan, not a black box

These are the service-specific steps inside our six-step process.

  1. 1

    Diagnose which parts of the concept genuinely need spatial computing versus what's better left as a flat app

  2. 2

    Build a pilot in RealityKit covering the core spatial interaction to validate feel and performance on-device

  3. 3

    Review the pilot on Vision Pro hardware with you and refine based on real hand- and eye-tracking behavior

  4. 4

    Build out the full app, prepare it for App Store review, and launch with a walkthrough for your team

What You Get

Deliverables from this engagement

  • Native visionOS application built with RealityKit
  • On-device testing results and performance notes
  • App Store submission package and review readiness
  • Codebase and architecture documentation for future updates

Six Ways We Could Architect This

Different engagement, different build, pick the shape that fits

There’s more than one way to deliver on this service. Browse a few of the ways we’d structure the work, depending on your speed, budget, and integration needs.

Read all 6 architectures as text

Lean Fast-Start Architecture

Core visionOS App

  • SwiftUI Window Scene
  • RealityKit Volume Setup
  • Basic 3D Content Entity

Native Interaction

  • Hand Tracking Gesture Recognizer
  • Eye Gaze Focus Handling

Testing

  • Vision Pro Simulator Run
  • On Device Test Session
  • Fix Layout Issues
  • Accessibility Pass with VoiceOver

Ship

  • TestFlight Build
  • App Store Submission
  • App Review Sign Off

Cloud-Native / Managed Services Architecture

Managed Asset Pipeline

  • Reality Composer Pro Assets
  • Managed Asset Optimization Service
  • USDZ Model Bundles

visionOS Runtime

  • RealityKit Scene Graph
  • Shared and Immersive Space Manager
  • CloudKit Persistent Anchor Sync

Managed Build Infrastructure

  • Xcode Cloud Build Service
  • Automated Simulator Test Suite
  • TestFlight Distribution

Delivery and Monitoring

  • App Store Release
  • Crash and Performance Reporting Service
  • Usage Analytics Dashboard

Event-Driven & Automation-First Architecture

Triggers

  • New Scene Asset Commit
  • Nightly Build Trigger
  • User Session Crash Event

Automated Pipeline

  • CI Build Queue
  • Automated RealityKit Scene Validation
  • Automated Performance Benchmark

Automated Gating

  • Frame Rate and Stability Thresholds Met
  • Auto Promote to TestFlight
  • Auto Reject and Notify Team

Automated Feedback

  • Crash Report Aggregator
  • Auto Flag Recurring Crash Pattern
  • Trigger Hotfix Task

Enterprise-Grade & Compliance-Ready Architecture

Governance

  • Apple Human Interface Guidelines Review
  • Privacy Review for Eye and Hand Data
  • Approved Spatial Pattern Library

Controlled Build

  • Version Controlled Xcode Project
  • Peer Reviewed Scene Changes
  • Signed and Notarized Release

Rigorous Validation

  • Accessibility Audit With VoiceOver
  • Comfort and Motion Sickness Testing
  • Security Review of Persistent Data

Compliance and Audit

  • Full Release Audit Trail
  • Data Minimization for Spatial Data
  • App Store Compliance Checklist

AI-Augmented, Human-in-the-Loop Architecture

AI Assisted Spatial Design

  • AI Generates Window and Volume Layout Options
  • AI Simulated Comfort Score
  • Ranked Layout Candidates

Human Review Gate

  • visionOS Engineer Reviews Candidates
  • Engineer Approves Layout
  • Engineer Requests New Candidates
  • Rejected Candidate Logged With Rationale

On Device Validation

  • Build Deployed to Vision Pro Test Unit
  • Live User Test Session
  • Human Sign Off Before App Store Submission

Ship

  • Approved Build Submitted to App Store
  • Telemetry Feeds Back to AI Model

Integration-Heavy / Ecosystem-Connected Architecture

Connected Systems

  • Existing iOS App Codebase
  • Enterprise MDM for Vision Pro Fleet
  • Cloud Asset Storage
  • Shared Space Multiuser Backend

visionOS App Core

  • RealityKit Rendering Engine
  • Shared and Immersive Space Manager

Broader Ecosystem

  • CloudKit Sync Service
  • Analytics SDK
  • Enterprise Identity Provider
  • Customer Support Integration

Delivered Experience

  • App Store Distributed App
  • Enterprise Internal Distribution Channel

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