Apple

Senior Software Engineer

Apple$160K — $190K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science.
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience.
  • 5+ years in a technical leadership role.
  • Extensive programming skills in C++, Objective-C, Swift or SwiftUI.
  • Strong understanding of computer science fundamentals for complex embedded systems.
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Previous machine learning experience with models and methods.
  • Passion for mentoring and team development.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and implement user experiences across multiple platforms.
  • Collaborate closely with scientists, engineers, and project managers throughout the software lifecycle.
  • Design and contribute to APIs for metrics exposure to developers and cross-functional teams.
  • Work with software engineers on large, interdisciplinary projects.
  • Ship interactive features that impact millions of daily users.
  • Take responsibility for product delivery with a focus on quality and user experience.
  • Continuously seek personal and team improvement.

Benefits

  • Unique opportunity to shape life-changing products.
  • Collaboration in a dynamic and innovative team environment.
  • Ability to work on cutting-edge health technology features.
  • Engagement with a diverse range of professionals across disciplines.
  • Focus on mentorship and professional development.
Full Job Description
Roles and responsibilities include architecting, implementing and maintaining user experiences across platforms for the features we deliver to the world. You will work closely with scientists, engineers, QA, study and project managers throughout the software lifecycle in successfully delivering best-in-class application and experiences. When relevant, you will also design and contribute to APIs to help expose our metrics to third party developers or internal cross functional teams. You will work collaboratively on large projects with many other software engineers and functions, like human design, hardware sensing, AI/ML and others.

Most importantly, you will help ship interactive features that impact millions of users on a daily basis. You take responsibility; you can demonstrate creativity, initiative, and the ability to work to deadlines. You feel a personal stake in the product you ship. You thrive in uncertainty and strive to bring order to it. You keep your eye on the ball; you build strong relationships; and you are constantly looking to improve yourself and your team.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree or PhD in Computer Science with at least 10 years of experience as software engineer, 5 years in a technical leadership role

Extensive experience with programming languages such as C++, Objective-C, Swift or SwiftUI

Preferred Qualifications

Strong and intuitive understanding of computer science fundamentals, and how to architect complex systems for embedded devices

Effective communication skills, written and verbal, and attention to detail

Prior experience machine learning (e.g. large language models, foundation models, CNNs, Bayesian methods, etc.)

Passion or experience with mentoring other team members

Passion for product definition, user experience, and being the first user for your own features

Prior experience with sensors, sensor fusion, fitness and health technologies is a big plus

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Apple Careers

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Learn more about Apple
Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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