About the position
At Apple, we build amazing products that allow millions of people to do things they never imagined, and that empowers people to live better lives! We're seeking an exceptional iOS/watchOS developer to join our Sensing Software team. You will use your practical knowledge and experience with computer science and iOS development while working closely with data science and data engineering to enable a number of new experiences. Are you ready to help us deliver the next groundbreaking Apple products? As part of the Sensing Software team, you’ll contribute to core initiatives involving cameras, sensors, and health technologies. You will design and build iOS/watchOS applications that support research studies and user-facing experiences, forming the foundation of future Apple product features. You'll collaborate across hardware, software, and data science teams to deliver highly polished and innovative solutions. We're looking for a self-starter who thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.
Responsibilities
- Contribute to core initiatives involving cameras, sensors, and health technologies.
- Design and build iOS/watchOS applications that support research studies and user-facing experiences.
- Collaborate across hardware, software, and data science teams to deliver innovative solutions.
Requirements
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, or equivalent field.
- 3+ years of software development experience, with proficiency in Swift.
- Strong knowledge of Apple development platforms & frameworks (e.g. UIKit, SwiftUI, CoreFoundation, or Cocoa Touch).
Nice-to-haves
- 5+ years of software development experience, especially with Swift 6 and the evolving Swift ecosystem.
- Proven track record of building and deploying high-quality iOS/watchOS applications on the App Store.
- Proficient with essential tools such as Xcode and Instruments for debugging and performance analysis.
- Deep understanding of performance, power efficiency, scalability, and reliability on iOS.
- Solid foundation in object-oriented programming, multi-threading, and design patterns (MVC).
- Experience integrating with RESTful APIs and building end-to-end solutions.
- Excellent debugging, problem-solving, and optimization skills.
- Passion for learning and adopting new technologies.
- Strong understanding of data structures and algorithms.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Experience with Objective-C and legacy Cocoa frameworks.
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, GCP, Azure).
- Familiarity with setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines for Apple platforms.
- Background in building large-scale, user-facing applications.
- Experience working with motion and biometric sensor data (e.g., accelerometer, heart rate).
