Senior iOS Engineer, Creative Apps & ML

Apple, Inc.; Zürich; On-site; CHF 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help drive the architectural design and implementation of next-generation creative editing tools for Apple devices.

You will prototype concepts quickly and deliver a stable, scalable experience for artists and professionals. You will own performance, memory, and on-device ML pipelines, collaborating with design, ML researchers, and platform teams to shape the future of professional creative software such as Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience building and shipping production software.
• Mastery of software architecture patterns, data structures, and algorithms.
• Proficiency in at least one modern systems or application language (Swift, C++, Rust, Objective-C, Kotlin, Java) and ability to learn new platforms quickly.
• Strong product sense with history of shipping UX-focused features.
• Proven cross-functional collaboration with design, product, and partner engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Own features end to end — from rough idea to shipped experience with prototypes.
• Define and evolve the technical architecture for complex imaging workflows.
• Integrate on-device ML capabilities into demanding pipelines with attention to latency and memory.
• Optimize performance, resource use, and responsiveness for large assets.
• Collaborate with design, product, domain experts, ML researchers, and other teams.
• Leverage AI developer tools to move faster while maintaining quality and safety.
• Mentor engineers and contribute to team growth and culture.

Skills

Software architecture

Swift/C++

High-performance

Cross-functional

Problem solving

Job description

Apple, Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to help drive the architectural design and implementation of next-generation creative editing tools for Apple devices.

You will prototype concepts quickly and deliver a stable, scalable experience for artists and professionals. You will own performance, memory, and on-device ML pipelines, collaborating with design, ML researchers, and platform teams to shape the future of professional creative software such as Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, and