The posting
Summary
Do you want to help build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world? Join Apple’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization. IS&T is the engine behind everything Apple does for customers and for the people who build for them. It’s Apple’s central nervous system. Supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices, processing billions of secure transactions, and keeping the technology that defines modern life running flawlessly, IS&T makes the impossible feel effortless.
Do you love building solutions to handle global complexity and immense scale? Imagine what you could do here.
Retail and Marcom Engineering, an IS&T team, builds and operates the systems and experiences that connect Apple's products with its customers. The team owns the technology behind both Apple's online and physical stores and drives the interactive marketing experiences and tools that keep creative operations moving. Together, those functions deliver the technology behind every product story Apple tells and every purchase a customer makes.
Description
This is a hands-on engineering role, and it's full-stack in the truest sense.
You'll build features in the macOS app, written in Swift and SwiftUI, and in the React framework that powers our plugins. Plugins are web-based and render live inside the app, so you'll move between native and web UI regularly.
You'll also build and run the cloud services behind the app: the APIs, data and real-time infrastructure every document depends on. We'd like you to be as comfortable designing a schema or chasing down a slow query as you are refining an animation.
Collaboration runs through everything. Your job is to make it disappear for the people using it: edits that appear instantly, undo that does what you expect in a shared document, and a screen that stays calm when a teammate's change lands. There's plenty of deep engineering underneath, and you'll be part of it.
Experience with real-time collaboration is valuable, but curiosity matters more.
You'll work directly with the people who use the app, learn from how how they work, and build tools that feel intuitive.
Responsibilities
Build features for a native macOS app in Swift and SwiftUI, with care for interaction and polish Make real-time editing feel instant and predictable for everyone in a document Develop the React framework and component libraries that other Apple engineers use to build collaborative plugins Build and operate the cloud services behind the app, from API design to data modeling and performance (Swift, Kotlin, Node, Postgres, WebSockets) Work with designers and creative teams to understand how they work, and shape the tools around it Design APIs, in the app, the framework and the backend, that other engineers enjoy building on Help teams building plugins, from first prototype to production
Minimum Qualifications
5 years of software engineering experience, building both user interfaces and the services behind them Shipped user-facing software, either native (SwiftUI, AppKit or UIKit) or web (React) Experience building backend services, including API design and relational databases Proficiency in at least two: Swift, TypeScript or Kotlin BS in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent job-related experience
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with both SwiftUI and React Experience with Kotlin and Spring Boot, or server-side Swift (Vapor) Experience building real-time collaborative or local-first apps, such as CRDTs, operational transforms or sync engines Experience building creative or authoring tools, such as design tools, WYSIWYG editors, visual page builders or content management systems Experience building component libraries, design systems, or APIs that other engineers build on Experience integrating LLM-assisted features into user-facing apps You thrive in a creative-led culture and enjoy spending time with the people who use what you build
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 $216,200 and $324,800, 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.
EEO Statement
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
Accessibility
At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.
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Application Deadline
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
