Full-Time
Direct-to-consumer affordable eyewear retailer
No salary listed
Mid
Portsmouth, NH, USA
Warby Parker offers stylish and high-quality prescription glasses and sunglasses directly to consumers at affordable prices, starting at $95, which includes lenses. Their unique Home Try-On program allows customers to select five frames to try at home for free, making the shopping experience convenient and risk-free. Unlike traditional retailers, Warby Parker's model emphasizes accessibility and affordability, appealing to cost-conscious consumers. They generate revenue through the sale of eyeglasses, sunglasses, and blue light filtering lenses, all made from premium materials. Additionally, for every pair sold, they donate a pair to someone in need, enhancing their brand reputation and customer loyalty. Warby Parker operates both online and in physical retail stores, providing customers with multiple ways to shop.
Company Size
1,001-5,000
Company Stage
IPO
Headquarters
New York City, New York
Founded
2010
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Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Paid Vacation
Paid Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
401(k) Company Match
Parental Leave
Short-term Disability
Employee Assistance Program
Bereavement Leave
Optical Education Reimbursement
Snack Pantry
Given that Google is busy developing its Vision OS-style platform, it seems more than likely that the search giant will also have its own hardware to accompany it, as well as licensing the tech to others - it recently announcing a tie-in with American eyewear brand Warby Parker.
The company also announced a partnership with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker to develop a line of AI-equipped augmented reality glasses as part of the Android XR platform, competing with comparable offerings from AI rival Meta.
Apple reportedly plans to introduce artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced smart glasses that would compete with Meta’s Ray-Bans.The company aims to produce a large quantity of prototypes by the end of the year and then release the smart glasses at the end of 2026, Bloomberg reported Thursday (May 22), citing unnamed sources.Apple did not immediately reply to PYMNTS’ request for comment.According to the Bloomberg report, the smart glasses are expected to be fitted with cameras, microphones, speakers and the Siri voice assistant. They will be able to handle phone calls, play music, provide live translations and deliver turn-by-turn directions.Further in the future, years from now, the company aims to release glasses equipped with augmented reality, per the report.The smart glasses project is part of a broader effort by Apple to develop a “breakthrough AI product,” the report said.The company has also worked on adding cameras to its Apple Watch smart watches and its AirPods earbuds so that those devices can gather more information, according to the report.However, Apple shut down the work on smart watches this week, while continuing the project involving earbuds, per the report.A new wave of next-generation smart glasses has emerged, driven by AI, PYMNTS reported in March. Meta, Amazon, Snap, Samsung, Baidu, Xiaomi, Google and about a dozen smaller companies are betting on smart glasses to be the next popular connected wearable.Google said Tuesday (May 20) that it expects smart glasses equipped with its extended reality (XR) operating system, Android XR, and its AI model, Gemini, to become a convenient and always present AI assistant.The firm said this while announcing that it has partnered with eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Parker to create Android XR-equipped glasses that are stylish and comfortable enough to wear all day.On Wednesday (May 21), OpenAI said it was acquiring an AI device startup co-founded by Jony Ive, the former chief design officer at Apple who led the design of the iPhone, iPod, iPad and Apple Watch.Io will become the devices division at OpenAI and plans show “what they’ve been working on” in 2026
Alphabet is releasing its AI Mode to all U.S users, and partnering with Warby Parker on smart glasses.
Google has committed up to $150 million to Warby Parker to co-develop Android XR-based AI-powered smart glasses unveiled at Google I/O 2025.