iOS Engineer, Visual Productivity

Apple • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

Do you want to help reshape productivity software for tomorrow’s consumers and creators? Are you interested in creating amazing user experiences on macOS, iOS and iPadOS, and visionOS? Are you excited about the intersection of artificial intelligence and productivity? Do you have a passion for code that is as elegant as the output that it produces? Apple’s Visual Productivity Apps group is looking for an engineer to help build the future of iWork, Freeform, and other apps for visual creation. As an engineer on the Visual Productivity Apps team you will contribute to exciting new features in Apple apps like Freeform, Keynote, Numbers and Pages. Collaborate effectively with other engineers, human interface designers and content producers to brainstorm, prototype and ship new interactions and visual capabilities. Bring a basic knowledge of modern application architecture, and stay up-to-date with the latest Apple technologies. Make good use of documentation, IDEs, debuggers, AI-powered software development assistants, and other tools in understanding the large code base which forms the graphical and interaction underpinnings of our products. You’ll work to fix bugs, and make architectural improvements that resist them. Keep the user in mind at all times, delighting them while supporting their best work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Proficiency with Swift, Objective-C, or similar languages
• Familiarity with or curiosity about AI-based software development tools and techniques
• Basic knowledge of modern application architecture design patterns such as MVC, MVVM, MVP, etc.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Proven ability to successfully collaborate and partner with technical and non-technical teams
• Demonstrated experience working in large industrial code bases

Nice To Haves

• Experience incorporating AI technologies into shipping applications
• Experience building and refining tools that produce attractive visual output
• Experience with performance tools such as profilers and optimization techniques
• Empathy for and understanding of user experience, and attention to visual detail

Responsibilities

• Contribute to exciting new features in Apple apps like Freeform, Keynote, Numbers and Pages.
• Collaborate effectively with other engineers, human interface designers and content producers to brainstorm, prototype and ship new interactions and visual capabilities.
• Bring a basic knowledge of modern application architecture, and stay up-to-date with the latest Apple technologies.
• Make good use of documentation, IDEs, debuggers, AI-powered software development assistants, and other tools in understanding the large code base which forms the graphical and interaction underpinnings of our products.
• Work to fix bugs, and make architectural improvements that resist them.
• Keep the user in mind at all times, delighting them while supporting their best work.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level