Senior UI Engineer - Special Projects

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. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. We'd love to work with you.

This cross-functional team nurtures state-of-the-art intelligence ideas into powerful, usable features and systems. We work with the latest AI research and our talented research teams to build innovative implementations of those ideas on Apple platforms. We discuss, debate, and iterate to quickly find out what works, what doesn't, and what will make of the most magical user experience.

Responsibilities

• Research, discuss, and debate the latest in intelligence capabilities across the industry, and the ways those capabilities could form the foundation of future Apple features and products.
• Work through vague ideas and current research to reduce ambiguity and discover what ideal product features and capabilities might be.
• Collaborate cross functionally with ML/AI engineers, systems engineers, and designers to build functional prototypes.
• Be able to quickly prototype an idea so you and the team can work with hands-on products. Then iterate on the best of those prototypes.
• Build things that you may not be convinced are the best direction or where there may not be clear precedent. Being able to compare, contrast, and discuss all ideas will help bring the best ones forward.
• Work well in the spaces between Design, engineering, and research, to create magical user experiences.
• Craft systems and UIs that work for demoing new ideas, but also provide mechanisms to observe and debug how these systems behave.
• Help define frameworks for how UI in AI systems should work.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of proven experience in software development. Ideally on Apple platforms.
• Strong proficiency in Swift and/or Objective-C.
• Deep experience with at least one major Apple UI framework: SwiftUI, UIKit, or AppKit.
• Strong understanding of architectural patterns (e.g., MVVM, MVC) and object-oriented design principles commonly used on Apple platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated interest or experience in AI systems, or integrating AI features into existing systems.
• Experience building experiences with dynamic and fluid UI.
• BS, MS, or PhD in software engineering or a related field like interaction design.

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 $212,000 and $386,300, 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.

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.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.