Software Engineer, App Store

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Frontend Engineer for its Services Engineering organization to craft the next generation of customer-facing experiences for global subscription services. You'll work daily with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript alongside modern frameworks to ship fast, accessible interfaces at scale.

You will collaborate with design, product, and backend engineers, mentor others, and explore AI-powered features that enhance the user experience while maintaining performance and privacy, a

Qualifications

• Experience building complex, large-scale production applications with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Proficiency in at least one modern JavaScript or TypeScript component framework, such as Svelte, React, Vue, or equivalent.
• Experience writing maintainable CSS at scale, including preprocessors or modern CSS tooling (Sass, LESS, CSS modules, or equivalent).
• Working knowledge of the modern frontend toolchain, including Node.js, package management, module bundlers such as Vite or Webpack, CI, and HTTP networking fundamentals.
• Experience writing automated tests for frontend code using frameworks such as Vitest, Jest, Playwright, or Cypress.

Responsibilities

• Build the next generation of customer-facing user experiences for global subscription services.
• Collaborate with design, product, and backend engineers to ship fast, accessible interfaces at scale.
• Mentor teammates and contribute to maintaining shared components and design systems.
• Explore AI-powered features and integrate AI capabilities into web interfaces while upholding performance and privacy.

Skills

HTML/CSS/JS

TypeScript

React/Svelte/Vue

CSS tooling

Testing frameworks

Tools

Vite

Webpack

Vitest/Jest

Job description

Apple Services Engineering is one of the most exciting examples of Apple's long-held passion forcombining the liberal arts and technology. We are the people who power Apple TV, Apple Music, ApplePodcasts, Apple Books, and the App Store. Our products operate at massive scale, delivering a hugevariety of entertainment to customers in more than 150 countries and over 35 languages, and meetingApple's high expectations for performance and quality at every step.Our engineers build secure, end-to-end solutions: the custom software that processes creative work,the tools our providers use to deliver media, the server-side systems, and the APIs behind many Appleservices. We use those systems to build delightful, easy-to-use customer experiences, increasinglyenhanced by AI and generative AI. Thanks to Apple's unique integration of hardware, software, andservices, engineers here get behind a single unified vision, one that always includes a deepcommitment to privacy, a core Apple value.Although Services is a bigger part of Apple's business than ever, these teams remain small, nimble,and cross-functional, which means greater visibility and a wider array of opportunities than you mightexpect. If you care about the details that make an interface feel effortless, you will find a lot to lovehere.

Description

As a Frontend Engineer on Apple Services Engineering, you will build the next generation of customer-facing user experiences for some of the world's most widely used subscription services. You will workday to day in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript alongside modern component frameworks andbuild tooling, partnering closely with design, product, and backend engineers to ship interfaces that arefast, accessible, and beautiful at global scale.This is a hands-on engineering role where craft matters. The surfaces you build are seen by hundredsof millions of people, so attention to detail, a high bar for quality, and a genuine investment inperformance and accessibility are essential. You will also have the opportunity to help surface AI-powered and generative AI capabilities in consumer-facing interfaces, translating complex modelbehavior into experiences that feel simple and intuitive.We are looking for someone who is self-motivated and drives their commitments to completion, whocollaborates generously, and who enjoys mentoring as much as being mentored. If you like solvinghard problems and sweating the small stuff, this role is for you.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience building complex, large-scale production applications with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Proficiency in at least one modern JavaScript or TypeScript component framework, such as Svelte,React, Vue, or equivalent.
• Experience writing maintainable CSS at scale, including preprocessors or modern CSS tooling (Sass,LESS, CSS modules, or equivalent).
• Working knowledge of the modern frontend toolchain, including Node.js, package management,module bundlers such as Vite or Webpack, continuous integration, and HTTP networkingfundamentals.
• Experience writing automated tests for frontend code using frameworks such as Vitest, Jest,Playwright, or Cypress.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated craft and a high quality bar, with strong attention to detail in shipped user interfaces.
• Depth in web performance and accessibility, including profiling, measurement, and WCAG-alignedpractices in large-scale applications.
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills spanning build tooling, network behavior, and the browserruntime.
• Experience with Svelte, and with building or maintaining shared component libraries and designsystems.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with a track record of partnering across design,product, and backend, and of both mentoring and being mentored.
• Self-motivated ownership, with a history of driving commitments to completion and surfacing risksearly.
• Familiarity with AI and ML concepts, and experience integrating AI-driven or generative AI features intoweb interfaces.