Senior iOS App Development Engineer, Services Special Project

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted: today
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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TL;DR · Senior iOS App Development Engineer, Services Special Project

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The Senior iOS App Development Engineer - Services Special Project joins the Services engineering team to build foundational on-device systems powering Generative AI experiences. This role focuses on platform-level engineering, where you will design and implement frameworks, daemons, and system services that sit beneath the UI layer. Key responsibilities include building inter-process communication layers using XPC, architecting CloudKit-based data synchronization, and designing interfaces to REST endpoints. You will also maintain metrics and telemetry frameworks while driving architectural decisions and mentoring other engineers. The position requires proficiency in Swift, Objective-C, and systems programming concepts like concurrency and memory management. You will use tools such as Xcode, LLDB, Instruments, and Git to solve complex problems regarding performance, energy efficiency, and resource constraints on mobile platforms.

Skills

Swift Objective-C iOS XPC CloudKit Xcode LLDB Instruments Git SQL Concurrency Multithreading Memory Management Metrics and Telemetry Generative AI ML

What you'll do

Design and implement frameworks, daemons, and system services for the Services ecosystem.
Build efficient inter-process communication layers using XPC for secure data exchange.
Architect and implement CloudKit-based data synchronization for cross-device experiences.
Design robust interfaces to REST endpoints and backend services with graceful degradation.
Build and maintain metrics and telemetry frameworks to measure feature health and performance.
Drive architectural decisions and perform peer reviews of API designs and software changes.
Mentor other engineers to improve engineering quality and technical depth.

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.
Strong proficiency in Swift and Objective-C with experience shipping production-quality frameworks, daemons, or system APIs.
Strong systems programming expertise in concurrency, multithreading, memory management, and performance tuning.
Understanding 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, AI/ML principles, or SQL and database technologies (preferred).