Senior Design Engineer, iOS

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. seeks a Senior Design Engineer to join a team of motion designers, technical artists, and engineers building custom experiences across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, and Vision Pro. You’ll partner with Apple design teams to create work with fluid interactions and polish that users expect.

You’ll build interfaces and prototypes, craft navigation models, gesture handling, and physics-based animation, and provide code/integration support for features requiring complex motion.

Qualifications

• 7+ years experience building apps or prototypes for Apple platforms — iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS.
• Proficiency with Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit.
• Experience building polished, responsive UIs with attention to detail and motion.
• Fluency with gesture handling, Core Animation, and physics-based, interruptible animation.
• Ability to work closely with designers, and iterate quickly on ideas.
• Strong programming skills, and a passion to learn new evolving technologies.
• Effective time management with an ability to spearhead multiple projects.

Responsibilities

• Build interactions and motion across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch and Vision Pro.
• Collaborate with design teams to create polished interfaces.
• Provide code and integration support for complex features.
• Develop tools and plugins for the design team.

Skills

Swift

SwiftUI

UIKit

Core Animation

Gesture handling

Motion design

Prototyping

Team collaboration

Tools

RealityKit

Reality Composer

ARKit

Metal

Core Image

Core Graphics

Job description

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together to do great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger. It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

Apple's Product & Design is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join a team of motion designers, technical artists, and engineers building custom experiences and interactions natively across Apple's ecosystem: iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, and Vision Pro. You'll partner closely with Design teams across the Services organization, like Apple Weather, Apple Pay, and Apple Sports, to create work with the fluidity and polish people expect from Apple.You'll spend most of your time bringing compelling interactions and interfaces to life, while also helping shape what comes next by exploring new ideas. The ideal candidate has the design sense to imagine interactions at that level of polish and the engineering skills to build them.Build everything from individual interface elements to complete prototypes that demonstrate new concepts and showcase features of current and future products. Build multiple iterations as requirements evolve quickly. Craft navigation models, gesture handling, and physics-based animation that feel native to each platform. Provide code and integration support to engineering teams for product features that require complex interactions and motion. Create tools and plugins needed by the design team.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years experience building apps or prototypes for Apple platforms — iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS.
• Proficiency with Swift, SwiftUI, and UIKit.
• Experience building polished, responsive UIs with attention to detail and motion.
• Fluency with gesture handling, Core Animation, and physics-based, interruptible animation.
• Ability to work closely with designers, and iterate quickly on ideas.
• Strong programming skills, and a passion to learn new & evolving technologies.
• Effective time management with an ability to spearhead multiple projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience across more than one Apple platform, including tvOS, macOS, or visionOS.
• Familiarity with Metal, Core Image, Core Graphics, RealityKit, Reality Composer, or ARKit, along with familiarity with lower-level rendering and performance work.
• Experience building tools, plugins, or parameter-tuning harnesses for design workflows.

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 $184,700 and $324,800, 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

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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

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Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.