iOS Home Application Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 166,560 - 277,600; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA seeks an iOS Home Application Engineer to help build the integrated Home experience on iOS. You will design and implement user interfaces, write performance‑critical code, and help shape frameworks used across Apple and by third‑party developers.

You will collaborate with iOS teams, design, privacy, security, and partner teams to deliver fast, reliable home automation experiences, with a focus on quality, performance, and customer joy.

Qualifications

• Strong programming skills, preferably with Swift and Objective‑C.
• 3+ years iOS user‑interface programming experience.
• Experience with home automation scripting.
• Excellent communication and collaborative skills.
• Excellent understanding of optimization and performance issues across OS software layers.
• Experience using AI coding assistants to increase efficiency and accuracy in delivered code.
• Laser‑focused on the smallest details that are important to our customers.

Responsibilities

• Develop high‑level user interfaces, background processing, networking code, and frameworks used by other teams at Apple and third‑party developers.
• Maintain and improve existing features and implement new, innovative ideas for the future.
• Deliver the best possible application performance, including fast launch times and smooth scrolling.
• Collaborate closely with other iOS engineering teams, human interface designers, privacy, security, and other groups across Apple and partners to build the home automation experience.

Skills

Swift

Objective-C

iOS UI programming

Home automation scripting

Communication

Performance optimization

AI coding assistants

Attention to detail

Job description

iOS Home Application Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems

Santa Clara Valley (Cupertino), California, United States Software and Services

The iOS Home is the center for an entire ecosystem of secure and intelligent home connectivity. We are developing technologies and crafting experiences that revolutionize the way people interact with their homes. The team is seeking an expert engineer to help build the integrated Home experience on the iOS platform.

Description

As an engineer on our team, your responsibilities will range from high‑level user interfaces, to writing background processing and networking code, to developing frameworks used by other teams at Apple and third‑party developers. You will maintain and improve existing features and implement new, innovative ideas for the future. You will also be responsible for delivering the best possible application performance, including fast launch times and smooth scrolling. We collaborate closely with other iOS engineering teams, human interface designers, privacy, security, and other groups across Apple and our partners at other companies to build the most amazing home automation experience in the world.

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong programming skills, preferably with Swift and Objective‑C
• 3+ years iOS user‑interface programming experience
• Experience with home automation scripting
• Excellent communication and collaborative skills
• Excellent understanding of optimization and performance issues across OS software layers
• Experience using AI coding assistants to increase efficiency and accuracy in delivered code
• Laser‑focused on the smallest details that are important to our customers

Preferred Qualifications

• Development experience using the Matter protocol
• Obsessively passionate and inquisitive, and seek to tackle everyday problems in innovative ways
• Fervent interest in the connected home & IoT space

Compensation and Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $150,400 and $277,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become shareholders through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Eligible employees can receive discretionary restricted stock unit awards and purchase Apple stock at a discount if they voluntarily participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Benefits include comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and reimbursement for certain educational expenses—including tuition—when pursuing formal education related to advancing your career at Apple. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation assistance. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Equal Opportunity & Inclusion

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Accessibility

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. By welcoming many perspectives, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong. Learn about accessibility in Apple’s workplace. Learn about reasonable accommodations for job applicants.

Recruitment

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.