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API Review & Design Engineer

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API Review & Design Engineer

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Apple

API Review & Design Engineer

3 weeks ago• Cupertino, CA
Viewed on February 1, 2026
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Working at Apple means doing more than you ever thought possible and having more impact than you ever imagined.

  • Size: 10000+ employees
  • Industry: Technology, Information Technology, Software, Consumer Goods & Services

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Our small, outstanding team in Apple's Software Engineering division is chartered to help framework teams throughout the company ensure the Apple developer experience is just as carefully crafted as Apple's end-user hardware and software products. We're looking for someone who's passionate about software design and excited to play a key role in organizing multi-functional projects. As a member of our team, you'll have a unique opportunity to help shape the technologies that inspire developers around the world and empower them to realize their dreams.

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Our team provides API design guidance, consulting, and outreach to framework engineering teams to support the development of consistent, complete, and intuitive APIs. We establish and maintain API guidelines for our operating systems and review the design of software programming interfaces to ensure comprehensive access to platform functionality is available through Apple's SDKs. The team also reviews the needs of Apple applications to identify missing functionality in the SDKs and recommends and tracks API additions to fill identified gaps.

You'll help us refine and implement this mission. Ours is a small team with a broad reach, so you will have an opportunity to specialize in responsibilities best suited to your strengths. This role's primary focus is to help engineering teams design public-facing frameworks through activities such as:

-- Advising framework teams to help transform feature plans and underlying technologies into well-architected, developer-focused APIs

-- Evaluating proposals and providing concrete feedback on ergonomics, consistency with guidelines and precedents, and interaction with other parts of the developer experience

-- Evangelizing and teaching new Swift features and framework-development guidelines to Apple engineering teams

-- Assessing API coverage and completeness and identifying areas where additional interfaces are needed

Identifying salient points from API Review discussions and new SDK releases to expand and improve on published API Guidelines

-- Working with other Apple teams to integrate organizational goals

-- Participating in the stewardship and evolution of Apple's software quality efforts and processes

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

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Minimum Qualifications:

5-10 years experience working in software development in Swift or Objective-C

A strong understanding of software architecture and API design

Strong written and presentation skills - able to communicate effectively with engineers and senior leaders

Proven ability to ramp up quickly on new technologies

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 .

Client-provided location(s): Cupertino, CAJob ID: apple-200624465-0836_rxr-660Employment Type: OTHERPosted: 2026-01-07T19:12:53Apply on company site

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About Apple

Apple

Apple

Public

A technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.

10,001+

Employees

Cupertino

Headquarters

$3.5T

Valuation

Reviews

4.0

10 reviews

Work Life Balance

4.0

Compensation

4.2

Culture

3.8

Career

3.5

Management

3.2

75%

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Pros

Great coworkers and people

Excellent benefits and perks

Fast-paced and engaging work environment

Cons

High expectations and pressure

Management quality varies

Limited career progression opportunities

Salary Ranges

17,968 data points

L2

L3

L4

L5

L6

L2 · Business Analyst L2

0 reports

$114,215

total / year

Base

$45,686

Stock

$57,108

Bonus

$11,422

$79,951

$148,480

Interview Experience

5 interviews

Difficulty

3.4

/ 5

Duration

28-42 weeks

Offer Rate

20%

Experience

Positive 20%

Neutral 40%

Negative 40%

Interview Process

1

Application Review

2

Recruiter Screen

3

Technical Phone Screen

4

Behavioral Interview

5

Onsite/Virtual Interviews

6

Team Matching

7

Offer

Common Questions

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System Design

Behavioral/STAR

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