Software Engineer - Apple Watch
Apple
Software Engineering
Cupertino, CA, USA
Posted on Nov 9, 2024
Summary
Posted:
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200577735
Imagine what you could do here at Apple. Innovation runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. Join the team building revolutionary ML experiences for Apple Watch! As a senior software engineer, you’ll be part of a small group working to prototype and ship ML-powered features that integrate deeply into watchOS experiences millions use every day. You’ll work closely with the teams building all the applications and frameworks that make up watchOS, as well as new hardware and human interface teams, to build experiences that are only just becoming possible from advances in LLM and Generative AI research.
Description
You will have many responsibilities relating to the design, development, and testing of device software. We love prototyping new ideas to explore the frontier of what is possible, but our success is measured by our ability to productize and ship highly-polished features to millions of Apple Watch users. Responsibilities include: - Working with designers to turn vague ideas into meaningful prototypes, and demoing them to stakeholders. - Writing high quality, well tested, and performant code to develop those prototypes into polished, Apple-level experiences that we’re proud to ship. - Architect systems that are extensible, adaptable, and stand the test of time. - Collaborate with dozens of app, framework, and ML teams at every level of the stack to build a strong, robust foundation for the experiences we look to ship. - Profile and optimize cutting-edge features to run well on a low-powered, highly-constrained device. - Work daily with quality assurance teams to find and fix all the bugs, edge cases, and performance issues that impact the user experience.
Minimum Qualifications
- BS CE/CS or equivalent experience required
- Experience as a watchOS/iOS/macOS engineer
- Strong Swift or Objective-C coding ability
- Interest in Machine Learning
- Hands-on experience developing major components of complex systems that cut through many layers of the tech stack
- Fantastic attention to detail, with experience shipping highly polished and performant features
- Excellent communication and collaborative skills
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Extensive experience building polished UIs for Apple platforms
- ML experience, and/or previous projects utilizing Generative AI / LLMs
- Led development of an application or feature with millions of users
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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