Senior Swift Software Engineer, Employee Engagement Engineering

Apple

About The Position

The Senior Swift Software Engineer will provide technical leadership for Employee Engagement & Engineering’s native application platform. The role defines and drives technical strategy and a multi-year architecture roadmap, and leads the design and delivery of critical, high-quality cross-platform applications used by Apple employees around the world. Working with a small global team, the engineer shapes how native applications are designed, built, integrated, and evolved across Apple platforms. The role addresses complex, cross-system challenges and advances quality, reliability, accessibility, inclusive design, and developer productivity. It also establishes patterns for AI integration and platform interoperability, encourages adoption of emerging Apple platform capabilities, and represents the team in technical reviews and strategic forums. The engineer collaborates with leadership to communicate technical vision, manage risk, and shape investment priorities; mentors and develops engineers; and leads hiring efforts by defining criteria and calibrating the technical bar. The work supports intuitive, seamless employee experiences for thousands of Apple employees worldwide.

Requirements

Exceptional depth in Swift, SwiftUI, and Apple architecture across platforms, not only iOS.
Demonstrated ability to define and drive technical strategy across multiple application domains.
Technical leadership experience, including setting direction, resolving cross-system architectural challenges, and influencing engineering practices at team or organizational level.
Deep understanding of user experience quality and the ability to set a high bar for how applications should feel.
B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Experience with AI integration patterns and platform interoperability at an architectural level.
Experience shaping engineering culture around quality, inclusion, and technical growth.
Record of successful cross-functional influence at a senior level.
Experience with globally distributed teams and asynchronous collaboration at scale.

Nice To Haves

Deep familiarity with Apple AI frameworks, including Core ML, Foundation Models, and MLX.
Familiarity with system integration capabilities such as App Intents and extensions.
History of driving technical innovation with broad adoption across a team or organization.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the technical strategy and multi-year architecture roadmap for the native application platform.
Lead the design and delivery of critical, high-quality cross-platform applications for Apple employees, providing technical leadership across the engineering lifecycle.
Identify systemic engineering challenges and drive team-wide improvements in quality, reliability, accessibility, and developer productivity.
Shape how AI and platform interoperability are used across the application portfolio, establishing patterns and best practices.
Serve as a technical authority in cross-functional design reviews, architecture forums, and strategic planning.
Mentor and develop engineers at all levels, accelerating their growth and broadening their technical impact.
Champion engineering excellence, accessibility, and inclusive design.
Drive adoption of emerging Apple platform capabilities and AI technologies across the team’s applications.
Engage with leadership to communicate technical vision, manage risk, and shape investment priorities.
Lead engineering hiring efforts, define criteria, and calibrate the technical bar.