iOS Frameworks Engineer, Services Special Project

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
43 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · iOS Frameworks Engineer, Services Special Project

As a senior iOS Frameworks Engineer - Services Special Project, you will join the Services engineering team to design and build foundational on-device systems that power Generative AI features across Apple platforms. You will be responsible for developing critical framework components, daemons, and system services that sit beneath the UI layer. Your daily work involves building inter-process communication layers using XPC, architecting CloudKit-based data synchronization, and designing robust interfaces to REST endpoints. You will also build metrics and telemetry frameworks to monitor feature health and performance. To succeed, you must be proficient in Swift and Objective-C while demonstrating expertise in concurrency, multithreading, memory management, and performance tuning. The role focuses on solving infrastructure challenges for large-scale intelligent features by building the underlying systems that ensure reliable data exchange and seamless cross-device experiences.

What you'll do

  • Design and implement frameworks, daemons, and system services that power core features across Apple platforms.
  • Build efficient inter-process communication layers using XPC for secure data exchange between system components.
  • Architect and implement CloudKit-based data synchronization to provide seamless cross-device experiences.
  • Develop robust interfaces to REST endpoints and backend services with a focus on reliability.
  • Build and maintain metrics and telemetry frameworks to monitor feature health and performance.
  • Drive architectural decisions, API designs, and peer reviews for the engineering team.
  • Mentor other engineers to improve technical depth and overall code quality.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • 6+ years of software engineering experience on client-side or platform-level iOS systems.
  • Proficiency in Swift and Objective-C for shipping production-quality frameworks, daemons, or system APIs.
  • Expertise in systems programming including concurrency, multithreading, memory management, and performance tuning.
  • Knowledge of systems-level concepts such as XPC, process lifecycle management, and resource constraints.
  • Experience integrating client applications with RESTful APIs and cloud services.
  • Proficiency with development tools including Xcode, LLDB, Instruments, and Git.
  • Experience with CloudKit, distributed data synchronization, or AI/ML principles is preferred.

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