Senior UI Engineer, Special Projects

Apple Inc

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Location
Cupertino, CA
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$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
85 days ago
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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 · Senior UI Engineer, Special Projects

The Senior UI Engineer - Special Projects joins a small, nimble team dedicated to nurturing state-of-the-art intelligence ideas into usable features and systems. This role involves researching, discussing, and debating industry intelligence capabilities to form the foundation of future products. You will collaborate with ML/AI engineers, systems engineers, and designers to build functional prototypes, quickly iterating on ideas to create magical user experiences. Key responsibilities include crafting UIs for demoing new ideas, providing debugging mechanisms, and defining frameworks for how UI in AI systems should function. The position requires proficiency in Swift and Objective-C, deep experience with SwiftUI, UIKit, or AppKit, and a strong understanding of architectural patterns like MVVM and MVC. You will work specifically on integrating AI features into Apple platforms.

What you'll do

  • Research and debate industry intelligence capabilities to form the foundation for future Apple products.
  • Build functional prototypes in collaboration with ML/AI engineers, systems engineers, and designers.
  • Rapidly develop ideas into hands-on products to facilitate team iteration and testing.
  • Create systems and UIs for demoing new ideas that include mechanisms to observe and debug behavior.
  • Define frameworks for how user interfaces should function within AI systems.
  • Develop dynamic and fluid UIs that bridge the gap between design, engineering, and research.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of proven experience in software development, ideally on Apple platforms.
  • Strong proficiency in Swift and/or Objective-C.
  • Deep experience with at least one major Apple UI framework: SwiftUI, UIKit, or AppKit.
  • Strong understanding of architectural patterns like MVVM and MVC and object-oriented design principles for Apple platforms.
  • Demonstrated interest or experience in AI systems or integrating AI features into existing systems (preferred).
  • Experience building experiences with dynamic and fluid UI (preferred).
  • BS, MS, or PhD in software engineering or a related field like interaction design (preferred).

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