Developers working on Apple Products rely on Apple Frameworks every day for productivity and integration with the Apple ecosystem. For a great developer experience, we are continually enhancing and improving our client-side frameworks. We are seeking a developer to build abstractions and help build developer-friendly, on-device libraries which encourage best practices for both device and cloud efficiency.
The candidate should:

• Demonstrate and articulate how to write clean, testable, and maintainable code

• Be comfortable collaborating with a positive attitude in a diverse environment with multiple teams

• Has experience using reusable libraries with practical abstractions to encourage reuse and future-proof designs

• Has strong opinions about the way software is engineered, and deeply understands object-oriented design

• Desire to find simpler solutions to existing complex problems and workflows

• Have the ability to work closely with UI designers and implement great looking designs

• Be experienced writing concurrent and asynchronous code

• Swift development experience required

Description:

We're looking for a developer who enjoys building foundations for other developers. The i Cloud Developer Experience team collaborates with framework and tool engineers across Apple, works to understand their needs, and builds shared frameworks for them to use. We provide consultation and code for those making user interfaces, code generators, cloud services, and all the pieces in between.

This position requires a highly creative individual who can critically listen to the diverse visions and concerns of multiple teams, synthesize and iterate on common solutions, and collaborate with teams to adopt them. Implementing this common infrastructure not only affects design decisions on developer-facing tools, but also future products across the Apple ecosystem. As Developer Experience engineer, your primary development environment will be the Xcode

IDE.","responsibilities":"Spend a majority of your time programming in Swift and some Objective-C

Collaborate through design meetings, git pull requests, in-person conversations, and Slack

Ideate, prototype, and build high-level abstractions across existing frameworks

Make customer-focused product design decisions with your teammates

Provide technical guidance, software architectural review, and mentorship

Preferred Qualifications:

Good communication and personal skills, ability to interact and work well with members of other functional groups in a project team, and a strong sense of project ownership

Experience writing code generation templates/tools

Serverless/FAAS experience

Thrives in an environment where you have to learn new skills and technologies constantly

Minimum Qualifications:

1+ years of professional experience building production Swift applications

2+ years of experience in developing tools, libraries, and frameworks

Strong experience in Swift programming

Experience with cloud-based CI/CD along with the tools that support these

Bachelor's Degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience

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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .

Pay & Benefits:

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $147,400 and $272,100, 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 for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.