Senior Application Software Engineer - Spatial Intelligence Experiences, Vision Products Software

Apple, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental

Retirement benefits

Discounted products

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Stock programs

Discretionary bonuses

Job summary

Apple's Spatial Intelligence Experiences team in Seattle seeks a Senior Application Software Engineer to own the development of user-facing features at the intersection of Spatial Computing and Generative AI.

You will ship polished experiences across iOS/macOS/iPadOS, collaborating with design and QA to ensure a seamless, high-quality customer experience and drive energy-efficient, performant solutions for embedded AI features.

Qualifications

• BS/ MS/ PhD in Computer Science OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years shipping consumer-facing apps.
• Strong CS fundamentals and 3D math.
• Proficiency in Swift, Objective-C, or C++ and UI frameworks.
• Experience diagnosing across app/UI/backend layers.
• Fluency with agentic development tools.
• Ability to articulate trade-offs with design teams.

Responsibilities

• Ship customer-facing spatial computing features powered by cutting-edge AI, such as embodied conversational AI assistants and generative spatial experiences.
• Own features end to end with a sharp focus on UI/UX polish. Take an idea from prototype to technical spec to production code that meets Apple's high shipping standard.
• Start from the user. Keep user pain points and the value the product can deliver front of mind, and bring strong product and design sense to lead through ambiguity.
• Drive collaboration across teams. Work closely with the engineering teams whose software your features depend on, as well as with design and quality assurance teams.
• Optimize for mobile platforms where compute and power are tightly limited. Analyze and discover new ways to optimize performance of features, so they can run smoothly and meet power and performance targets.
• Work with modern AI tooling. Use LLM-assisted development tools and build effective agentic workflows to move software quickly and steadily through each release milestone.
• Lead as a senior member. Work independently and proactively, build strong relationships with cross-functional partners, and help the engineering team run more efficiently.

Skills

Swift/Obj-C/C++

UI frameworks

Agentic AI tooling

Cross-functional collaboration

3D math fundamentals

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

LLM tooling

Performance profiling

Mobile optimization

Job description

Senior Application Software Engineer - Spatial Intelligence Experiences, Vision Products Software

Seattle, Washington, United States Software and Services

The Spatial Intelligence Experiences team is looking for a senior software engineer to own and drive application and experience development in the novel intersection of Spatial Computing and Generative AI. You will leverage the latest features in the Apple Intelligence stack, pitch new ideas via prototyping, and ship highly polished user-facing features in places like Siri AI and Image Playground. With a sharp focus on reimagining AI features to bring unique value to the spatial environment, you will also work across Apple’s device ecosystem (iOS, macOS, iPadOS), collaborate with engineering, design, and QA teams to ship a consistent user experience to the end customer.

Description

Apps and experiences are at the core of unleashing the potential of Apple's Spatial Computing Platform. In this role, you will lead development to ship customer-facing spatial computing features powered by cutting-edge AI, such as embodied conversational AI assistants and generative spatial experiences. You will own end-to-end development of the user experience, taking an idea from prototype to technical spec to shipped code. And you will achieve this by driving strong collaboration with other engineering teams (whose software your feature may depend on), as well as design and quality assurance, making sure the shipped product meets Apple's high standard of quality and polish.

Responsibilities

• Ship customer-facing spatial computing features powered by cutting-edge AI, such as embodied conversational AI assistants and generative spatial experiences.
• Own features end to end with a sharp focus on UI/UX polish. Take an idea from prototype to technical spec to production code that meets Apple's high shipping standard.
• Start from the user. Keep user pain points and the value the product can deliver front of mind, and bring strong product and design sense to lead through ambiguity.
• Drive collaboration across teams. Work closely with the engineering teams whose software your features depend on, as well as with design and quality assurance teams.
• Optimize for mobile platforms where compute and power are tightly limited. Analyze and discover new ways to optimize performance of features, so they can run smoothly and meet power and performance targets.
• Work with modern AI tooling. Use LLM-assisted development tools and build effective agentic workflows to move software quickly and steadily through each release milestone.
• Lead as a senior member. Work independently and proactively, build strong relationships with cross-functional partners, and help the engineering team run more efficiently.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS / MS / PhD in Computer Science OR equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience owning and shipping consumer-facing applications or user experience features.
• Strong Computer Science fundamentals, and strong 3D math/linear algebra fundamentals.
• Proficiency in Swift, Objective-C, or C++. And familiarity with UI frameworks such as SwiftUI and UIKit.
• Experience solving technical challenges across multiple layers of a software stack, such as logging and diagnosing events from application code, UI framework, system framework, and backend LLM.
• Fluency with agentic development tools and workflows to accelerate coding, debugging, and testing.
• Experience in collaborating with a design team to iterate on UI feature implementation and polish. Ability to clearly articulate problems and explain the trade-offs of different software solution options.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with 3D graphics APIs and/or game engines, and demonstrated experience shipping interactive 3D applications on consumer platforms (mobile/web/game consoles/VR/etc.).
• Experience in driving projects or complex features as a technical lead - defining new feature architecture, aligning spec and KPI with design and performance stakeholders, coordinating with dependency engineering and QA teams to land features through release milestones.
• Experience in prototyping and developing new user experiences powered by evolving LLM capabilities, e.g. a new use case of generative imagery that drives new capabilities of an underlying diffusion model.
• Experience in optimizing software running on mobile platforms, with goals to achieve demanding targets of power and performance.
• Familiarity with AI feature development, such as prompting, model fine-tuning and evaluation.

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,000 and $308,500, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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