Developer Relations, Technology Evangelist

Apple; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

You will work directly with developers to deliver engaging apps and games experiences to customers. This role partners with world-class engineers and designers to help them understand how to build modern, state-of-the-art apps across Apple platforms.

You’ll leverage AIML and Spatial computing, architect the code with latest APIs, and build optimized software that showcases Apple’s platforms to developers worldwide.

Qualifications

• Experience in Swift, Objective-C or other object-oriented programming languages.
• Experience with building visually engaging user interfaces using UIKit and SwiftUI.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Presenting to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with developers, developer communities, internal stakeholders and lead initiatives to help developers deliver magical experiences to users across Apple’s platforms.
• Understand and convey Apple’s software development stack and release lifecycle to teams.
• Impact the architecture of apps and games used by people worldwide.
• Help developers use platform frameworks, architect code for latest APIs, and build high-performance software.

Skills

Swift

Obj-C

UIKit

SwiftUI

Communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Degree in computer science/maths/physics

Tools

Xcode

ARKit

RealityKit

VisionOS dev tools

Job description

Summary

Apps enrich people’s lives, driven by developers dedicated to creating extraordinary experiences that delight customers. Apple’s Worldwide Developer Relations team (WWDR) provides the services, resources and guidance that empower the world’s most dynamic developer community to push the boundaries of innovation and bring the next big app ideas to Apple’s platforms for customers worldwide. WWDR also offers programs to help developers connect with experts, learn about the latest Apple tools and technologies, and adopt best practices to supercharge app development.

Description

You will work directly with developers to deliver fun and compelling apps and games experiences to our customers. This means working closely with world class engineers and designers to help them understand how to build modern, state-of-the-art apps and games, leveraging advanced technologies like AIML and Spatial computing across all Apple platforms.

Responsibilities

• You will collaborate with developers, developer communities, internal stakeholders and lead initiatives to help developers deliver magical experiences to users across Apple’s platforms.
• You should possess a passion for Apple’s software development stack and have deep understanding of the software development and release life-cycle.
• This role offers the chance of a lifetime to directly impact the architecture of apps and games enjoyed by people around the world every single day.
• In this role, you’ll help developers use the comprehensive set of platform frameworks, properly architect their code to take advantage of the latest improvements and newest APIs, and build optimised, high-performance software for Apple’s platforms.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in Swift, Objective-C or other object-oriented programming languages.
• Experience with building visually engaging user interfaces using UIKit and SwiftUI.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. Experienced at presenting to both technical and non technical audiences.
• Ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in computer science/maths/physics (or equivalent work experience).
• Previous experience within an App development role would be beneficial.
• Deep understanding of Apple's technology and software development tools and platforms.
• Deep understanding of AIML, associated developer frameworks and broad understanding of alternative tools, technologies and approaches to ML.
• Ability to see around technological corners and help and inspire developers to push the boundaries of AIML and Spatial computing.
• Robust understanding of the differences between LLM’s and SLM’s and the application of each to Mobile and Desktop computing use cases.
• Ability to design intuitive user interfaces and optimise user experience, in line with Apple’s HIG and design patterns.
• Proven experience with coding techniques and best practices for energy saving, performance optimisation, security, accessibility and localisation.
• Ability to build strong internal and external relationships to effectively communicate Apple’s platform message and benefits to developers.
• Great listener with the ability to rapidly understand the other party’s needs and evaluate a range of solutions.
• A strong understanding of Apple’s graphics stack is a huge plus but not essential.
• Experience in developing immersive and AR spatial applications.
• Experience of Enterprise visionOS Applications and use cases.
• Innovative and Passionate about pushing on the cutting edge of spatial computing.
• Creative at thinking / inventing and communicating new and innovative use cases for developers to engage with.

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Role Number: 200680927-2114