iOS Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $142,300–$263,300 / yr
Posted: 23 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · iOS Engineer

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As an iOS Engineer - Creator Studio, you will join the Creator Studio team to design and build features that integrate agentic intelligence into professional creative applications. You will be responsible for developing the harness, tooling, and capabilities that translate user intent into action while balancing rapid prototyping with production-ready quality. Your daily work involves collaborating with human interface designers, machine learning engineers, and creative-domain experts to shape both technical functionality and user experience. The role requires proficiency in Swift, Objective-C, or similar modern programming languages, along with experience in Apple platforms and system frameworks. You will solve the complex problem of balancing human intent with machine assistance within creative workflows. Ideal candidates possess a strong product sense and may have experience integrating LLMs or building agent harnesses to enhance professional creative tools.

Skills

Swift Objective-C iOS macOS Agentic Intelligence System Frameworks Rapid Prototyping

What you'll do

Design and build agentic intelligence capabilities, including tools and harnesses, for Apple's creative applications.
Translate frontier AI capabilities into functional product features that support user intent and vision.
Prototype new user experiences rapidly and iterate them into production-ready software.
Integrate LLMs and build agent harnesses to facilitate human-machine teaming.
Develop reliable, maintainable, and well-tested code across the application stack using Swift or Objective-C.
Define quality standards for software within an evolving landscape of AI-assisted creative workflows.
Collaborate with designers, ML engineers, and domain experts to shape product experience and capability.

What we're looking for

2+ years of experience developing and shipping production-quality code or equivalent demonstrated experience.
Proficiency in a modern programming language such as Swift, Objective-C, or similar.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent depth through professional experience.
Strong product sense and curiosity about creative workflows.
Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment and communicate clearly across disciplines.
Experience as a professional or power user of creative tools like DAWs, NLEs, image editors, or design suites (preferred).
Background blending technical skill with creative-domain expertise (preferred).
Hands-on experience integrating LLMs, building agent harnesses, or working with Swift and Apple platforms (preferred).

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