Apple

UX Software Engineer - Special Projects

Apple$120K — $160K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
  • 3+ years of mobile or application development experience
  • Experience shipping software that is used in real-world applications
  • Demonstrated ability to build projects from scratch
  • Strong problem-solving skills and ability to navigate ambiguities
  • Excellent team collaboration and communication skills
  • Curious about and experimenting with AI tools

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with engineers, designers, and researchers to develop AI features
  • Transform prototypes into fully-functioning software
  • Exercise autonomy in project execution and decision-making
  • Engage in 0-to-1 development work, from ideation to implementation
  • Provide support and knowledge sharing within the team as needed
  • Contribute fresh ideas and perspectives on human-AI interactions
  • Iterate quickly on design and functionality based on feedback

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional growth and development
  • Collaborative and supportive team environment
  • Autonomy in work and project execution
  • Exposure to cutting-edge AI technology
  • Impactful work that shapes product direction
Full Job Description
Description

You'll work alongside a tight group of engineers, designers, and researchers to bring AI features from early prototype to product. This is 0-to-1 work - from a rough idea on a whiteboard to software running on real devices. You'll have a lot of autonomy in how you get there. You'll grow here. The work is hard enough to demand it and the team is generous enough to support it.

Minimum Qualifications

BS Computer Science or equivalent experience

3+ years of mobile or application development experience, strong CS fundamentals, iOS and Swift experience is a plus - but if you're strong in another platform, you'll pick it up here.

You've shipped software that people used - and you're ready to own bigger pieces end-to-end

You've built something from scratch - a side project, hackathon, or an app you shipped on your own. You know what it takes to go from zero to something real

You figure things out. When you're stuck, you dig in - reading the source, building a prototype, or asking the right questions

Comfortable with ambiguity - you may not have all the answers yet, but you know how to find them

You work well with others and communicate clearly across teams

You're curious about AI tools and you are already experimenting with how they change the way you write code

Preferred Qualifications

Experience developing software for human-AI interaction

Experience in one or more iOS/macOS domains: system services, UI frameworks, concurrent application architecture, or performance optimization

You seek out feedback and learn fast from the people around you

Close to the frontier. You're the person your friends come to when a new model drops or a new technique emerges

A point of view on where human-AI interaction is headed - and the drive to be part of building it

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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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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