Platform DevRel Engineer — Swift, Xcode, iOS/macOS

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple seeks a software engineer for Developer Relations to mentor and assist developers building apps across iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS. You will serve as the primary technical liaison, guiding third‑party engineers in debugging, optimization, and best practices while representing Apple in the global developer community.

Candidates have 6+ years of native iOS/macOS experience, deep Xcode proficiency, and strong Swift/Objective-C capabilities.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience developing apps for Apple platforms in Swift or Objective-C.
• Proven experience building native apps with Xcode, Swift, and Objective-C.
• Experience with SwiftUI and UIKit across iOS, watchOS, iPadOS, visionOS, tvOS, and macOS.
• Familiar with Apple developer workflows: testing and distribution.
• Experience shipping apps on all Apple platforms.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary technical liaison between Apple and the developer community.
• Guide third-party engineers in building, debugging, and optimizing apps.
• Collaborate to solve app development challenges and share knowledge.
• Mentor developers and contribute to documentation and best practices.

Skills

6+ years experience

Swift & Objective-C

Xcode proficiency

SwiftUI & UIKit

Apple platforms knowledge

Job description

Apple seeks a software engineer for Developer Relations to mentor and assist developers building apps across iOS, macOS, visionOS, watchOS, and tvOS. You will serve as the primary technical liaison, guiding third‑party engineers in debugging, optimization, and best practices while representing Apple in the global developer community.

Candidates have 6+ years of native iOS/macOS experience, deep Xcode proficiency, and strong Swift/Objective-C capabilities.