iOS/macOS Software Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

Are you passionate about designing and building native apps that deliver great impact and value, and eager to apply your expertise to solve real‑world problems at Apple’s incredible scale? Join us on the Product Integrity AI/ML team where we build the software behind Apple's hardware product development—tools used by thousands of Apple engineers and third‑party manufacturers to develop, debug, and verify systems before they reach customers. We work at the intersection of hardware, software, AI/ML, and on‑device intelligence, where the problems are genuinely hard and the stakes are real. Our applications are high‑visibility across Apple: the decisions they enable directly influence the quality of products shipped to hundreds of millions of people. If you want to write software that matters at Apple's scale, this is the team. We are a multi‑discipline software engineering team inside Hardware Engineering, delivering software that integrates cutting‑edge AI/ML capabilities to support hardware and software engineering decisions. Our applications and services are used across engineering organizations, with direct influence on what ships to customers.

Description

As an iOS/macOS Software Engineer on our team, you will design, implement, and enhance the native apps that enable Apple engineers to develop, evaluate, test, and verify products before worldwide release. You'll partner with cross‑functional teams across Apple, working at the boundary of software, hardware, and on‑device intelligence. The work is technically demanding, and the impact is broad.

Responsibilities

• Design and build production‑quality Swift/SwiftUI features that leverage Apple's latest frameworks and services
• Solve complex, cross‑layer technical problems spanning hardware interfaces, data pipelines, and native UI
• Partner with Audio, Bluetooth, Sensing, Home, Location, and other teams, contributing native development expertise and raising the technical bar
• Collaborate across organizations to translate ambiguous requirements into concrete engineering plans
• Lead design reviews, author documentation, and deliver substantive feedback on peer designs
• Present your work to the team and leadership through demos, presentations, and retrospectives

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, related field, or equivalent work experience
• 4+ years of experience in iOS/macOS application development
• Strong proficiency in Swift, SwiftUI, Swift Concurrency, and Swift Testing
• Experience architecting and maintaining complex native apps in large production codebases, applying modern design patterns
• Solid understanding of multithreading, concurrency, and memory management
• Proven track record of writing testable, maintainable code that teams can build on
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills to both technical and non‑technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, related field, or equivalent work experience
• Experience integrating CoreML or on‑device ML models into production iOS/macOS applications
• Demonstrated ability to profile and debug performance issues, including memory leaks and UI hangs
• Experience with Python and/or web‑services development
• History of shipping zero‑regression features or owning quality outcomes in a production environment
• Experience rapidly adopting new Apple frameworks and sharing technical knowledge within a team

Compensation and Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $150,400 and $277,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and reimbursement for certain educational expenses—including tuition. This role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

EEO and Accessibility

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.

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