Senior Software Engineer - AI Experiences

at Apple

Location

Cupertino, United States of America

Compensation

$181k–$318k USD

Type

full time

Posted

3 months ago

Market range · company + function + seniority

$259k—$272k—$318k

p25 · target · p75 · n=515

Posted $318k · in the market band

Posting health

Aging · 65

·Open 110 days

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Job description

You'll work alongside a tight group of engineers, designers, and researchers to bring AI features from early prototype to product. This is 0-to-1 work — from a rough idea on a whiteboard to software running on real devices. You'll have a lot of autonomy in how you get there.

Building AI-powered experiences — whether that's crafting new iOS interactions, designing agentic systems that orchestrate tools under the hood, or both

Prototyping rapidly to explore what works — then making it real

Partnering with Design, ML, and AI researchers to shape features and translate cutting-edge models into tangible experiences — not just implement specs

Driving architecture decisions and raising the quality bar through technical leadership

Investing in the quality and reliability of what you ship — through testing, tooling, and infrastructure that gives the team confidence

5+ years of mobile or application development experience, strong CS fundamentals, iOS and Swift experience is a plus — but if you're strong in another platform, you'll ramp quickly here

You've shipped software that people relied on, and you learned something from every hard call along the way

You're someone who unblocks yourself. When the path isn't clear, you figure it out — whether that means reading the source, building a prototype, or pulling in the right people

Comfortable with ambiguity and excited by problems that don't have an obvious answer yet

You work well across teams and build trust with partners in design and engineering

You make the people around you better — through mentoring, shaping technical direction, and the way you approach hard problems

You've already brought AI into how you write code — and you're always looking for the next way to use it

B.S. Computer Science or equivalent experience required

Deep experience in one or more iOS/macOS domains: system services, UI frameworks, concurrent application architecture, or performance optimization

You've wired together LLM-powered systems yourself — agents, tool orchestration, prompt engineering — and you have opinions about what worked and what didn't

Close to the frontier. You're the person your team comes to when a new model drops or a new technique emerges

A sharp eye for detail. You notice what's off and you know when it's right

A point of view on where human-AI interaction is headed — and the instinct to know what it should feel like when it gets there

We're a small team at Apple betting on what comes next. We believe AI will fundamentally change how people interact with their devices — and we're looking for software engineers who want to build that future.

We can't say much about what we're building for our customers. What we can say: the problems are genuinely new and the potential reach is enormous.

Beyond the work, we're a collaborative, humble, and curious group that loves learning from each other and building together.

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 $181,100 and $318,400, 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. Learn more about Apple Benefits

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.

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Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.

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