Swift Software Engineer, Productivity Apps

Do you want to advance the state of the art in collaboration and reshape consumer productivity software? The Productivity Apps Collaboration Team is responsible for delivering world-class collaboration experiences in Keynote, Pages, Numbers, and Freeform. We support Apps teams building collaborative experiences by designing and implementing new collaboration, persistence, and syncing APIs. This is a highly cross-functional team that works closely with teams across Apple to advance the state of the art on the platform. The ideal candidate is detail-oriented, self-motivated, with a passion for writing performant, reliable, and maintainable code. Our team is entrusted with keeping our users’ documents and data safe and ensuring that real-time collaborative edits are saved without conflicts. Your contributions will have a major impact on well-established but fast-moving software used and loved by millions of people to get things done at home, in their communities, and in their jobs.

**Description**

The Productivity Apps Collaboration team is seeking a highly skilled Software Engineer who is passionate about building collaborative experiences, persistence, and syncing. As a member of our team, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining collaboration solutions to enhance our products and services.","responsibilities":"Work closely with cross-functional engineering and interface design teams to define requirements

Design, implement, and maintain high-quality, testable, maintainable, performant software for collaboration, persistence, and syncing

Diagnose and fix bugs

Participate in architecture and code reviews

Communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Continuously learn and implement new technologies, tools, and best practices

**Preferred Qualifications**

Experience building collaborative software systems

Experience building APIs or frameworks

Experience with CloudKit, iCloud, and Apple platform technologies

Experience with Conflict-Free Replicated Data Types (state and operation-based)

Background in relational databases (SQLite, PostgreSQL, SQL, Core Data, etc.)

Experience optimizing performance with memory, scheduling, IO, networking protocols, or databases

**Minimum Qualifications**

Proficiency with Swift or Objective-C, or a related language 5+ years)

Proficiency in object-oriented design and development (5+ years)

Experience with multi-threaded and concurrent programming (5+ years)

Experience working in large code bases

Ability to communicate clearly-both verbally and in writing-and build trust across business lines

Demonstrated experience planning and delivering software projects with and for cross-functional teams

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, or a related subject area, or we may consider an equivalent industry experience

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. Apple provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Apple is a drug-free workplace.

**Pay & Benefits**

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 $150,700 and $226,000, 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 Inc.'s discretionary employee stock programs. Employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit award recommendations, and can purchase Apple Inc. stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple Inc.'s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Participation in Apple Inc.'s discretionary stock programs is governed by Apple Inc.'s stock plans and agreements and are not part of local employment contracts or compensation.

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 and compensation programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.