Design Engineer: AI Prototyping for App Store & Games

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple Benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Relocation assistance

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Design Engineer in Cupertino to blend design craft with software engineering. You will build and maintain prototype infrastructure in Swift and web technologies, enabling designers to ship production-quality prototypes.

The role spans web tooling and native Swift/iOS front ends, requiring strong collaboration with design and engineering teams. You will lead architecture, version-control workflows, and prototype distribution via TestFlight and internal platforms, while

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience with iOS/macOS (Swift, SwiftUI, UIKit).
• Strong proficiency with Git, CI/CD pipelines, and developer infrastructure including TestFlight, code signing, and build distribution.
• Experience architecting codebases for collaboration—establishing patterns, documentation, and structure that enable others to build on top of your work.
• Experience integrating with APIs, backend services, and data pipelines.
• Demonstrated fluency with AI-assisted development tools, with a clear perspective on how these tools are changing engineering workflows.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to translate between design and engineering contexts with clarity.
• Experience working within or closely alongside design teams, with a genuine appreciation for design craft, visual quality, and interaction detail.

Responsibilities

• Architect and structure code projects so designers can contribute effectively.
• Manage version control and collaboration workflows, distribute prototypes through TestFlight and internal platforms.
• Ensure prototypes are maintainable, well-organized, and ready for engineering adoption.
• Elevate working prototypes from proof-of-concept to distributable artifacts for production teams.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to align on technical standards and handover, enabling smooth production integration.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

UIKit

Git

CI/CD

TestFlight

Code signing

Prototyping

Communication

Design collaboration

Tools

Git

CI/CD

TestFlight

Code signing

Build distribution

Internal tooling

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a Design Engineer in Cupertino to blend design craft with software engineering. You will build and maintain prototype infrastructure in Swift and web technologies, enabling designers to ship production-quality prototypes.

The role spans web tooling and native Swift/iOS front ends, requiring strong collaboration with design and engineering teams. You will lead architecture, version-control workflows, and prototype distribution via TestFlight and internal platforms, while