Senior Messaging Infrastructure & iCloud Sync Architect

Apple Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 184,700 - 324,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Bonuses/commissions

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking an engineer to design and ensure robustness of the Messages core on-device architecture and sync infrastructure across iOS, macOS, watchOS and visionOS.

You will focus on foundational data structures, APIs, and persistence layers that power Messages across platforms. Responsibilities include building and optimizing sync with Messages in iCloud, CloudKit integration, and collaborating with security, platform API, and UX teams to deliver new features while maintaining

Qualifications

• Proficient in object-oriented design and mobile app architecture.
• Experience building and maintaining iOS/macOS/watchOS/visionOS apps.
• Strong problem-solving skills with modular, testable code.

Responsibilities

• Design on-device data architectures for Messages data across platforms.
• Develop robust data structures, APIs, and databases for Messages features.
• Build and optimize sync infrastructure with Messages in iCloud and CloudKit.
• Manage system daemons, storage, and transcoding pipelines.
• Write testable code to ensure quality and backward compatibility.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver new features.

Skills

OOP Design

Mobile apps

Swift/Obj-C

Multi-threading

Tools

SQLite

CloudKit

XPC

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking an engineer to design and ensure robustness of the Messages core on-device architecture and sync infrastructure across iOS, macOS, watchOS and visionOS.

You will focus on foundational data structures, APIs, and persistence layers that power Messages across platforms. Responsibilities include building and optimizing sync with Messages in iCloud, CloudKit integration, and collaborating with security, platform API, and UX teams to deliver new features while maintaining