DevRel Software Engineer (Swift/Obj-C)

Apple, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

Retirement benefits

Education reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

Apple Sunnyvale, California is seeking a software engineer for Developer Relations to mentor and guide developers across iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS. You will work as the primary technical liaison, helping third-party engineers build, debug, and optimize apps using Swift and Objective-C in Xcode.

Responsibilities include authoring docs, sample code, technical articles, code reviews, and supporting live events like WWDC labs.

Qualifications

• 6+ years experience developing apps for Apple platforms in Swift or Objective-C.
• Proven experience developing native apps using Xcode, Swift, and Objective-C.
• Utilizing SwiftUI and UIKit to build app experiences for the iOS, watchOS, iPadOS, visionOS, tvOS, or macOS platforms.
• Utilizing Swift concurrency, Swift memory management, and state management for interoperability across SwiftUI and UIKit to build and debug applications.
• Strong familiarity with Apple developer workflows including application development, testing, and distribution.
• Building and shipping apps on all of Apple’s platforms.

Responsibilities

• Authoring and maintaining technical documentation, sample code, and Swift/Objective-C reference documentation.
• Building tools, apps, and app extensions for Apple platforms using Swift and Objective-C.
• Evangelizing APIs and new frameworks by collaborating with Apple engineering teams to produce WWDC sample projects, and developer articles.
• Supporting live events, including hands-on labs, that showcase modern Apple platform capabilities.
• Investigating and resolving developer issues using debugging tools and methods. This includes utilizing LLDB, symbolization, and crash log analysis.
• Crafting technical articles and migration guides to help developers transition to new APIs while maintaining backward compatibility.
• Conducting code reviews and API reviews to identify developer pain points, advocate for SDK improvements, and provide actionable feedback for Apple engineering roadmaps.
• Representing Apple on the Developer Forums, WWDC Labs, Meet with Apple events, and developer workshops to offer code-level guidance and promote high-quality app experiences built with Apple technologies.

Skills

Swift/Obj-C

Xcode

SwiftUI

UIKit

Debugging

Apple platforms

Tools

Xcode

Instruments

Sysdiagnose

Job description

Apple Sunnyvale, California is seeking a software engineer for Developer Relations to mentor and guide developers across iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS. You will work as the primary technical liaison, helping third-party engineers build, debug, and optimize apps using Swift and Objective-C in Xcode.

Responsibilities include authoring docs, sample code, technical articles, code reviews, and supporting live events like WWDC labs.