Software Development Engineer, Intelligence Platform - Proactive

We are a growing, talented, and motivated team focused on building intelligent features across Apple products. These features make users more efficient by predicting and accelerating the user experience while respecting privacy. We collaborate with many different teams at Apple to create groundbreaking technology.

You will bring your expertise and passion for solving challenging, real-world problems into our team. You’ll build state-of-the-art, on-device, privacy preserving, and performant intelligent systems. You will be able to contribute to a variety of aspects in our stack. You will ship code that runs on the devices that many people use every day.

To succeed in this role, you must be a strong programmer and a creative problem solver who thrives in a fast-paced environment, working across teams and organizations. You enjoy learning new things and you possess strong skills in object-oriented software design and debugging. You are excited about developing new features, improving existing code, and contributing to overall system design.

B.S or M.S in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Strong computer science fundamentals required - no matter how you got them
Ability to write reliable, resilient, performant and well-tested code
Strong problem solving and debugging skills
Strong technical communication and presentation skills
Hands-on experience with at least one compiled language (C/C++/Objective-C, Swift, Go, Java, Rust, etc.), and multi-threaded applications
Experience building production software systems within large engineering projects

Familiarity with database systems and operating system concepts
Experience with performance profiling and tracing tools
Experience with macOS/iOS development

At Apple, creative ideas grow into extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences. Here is your opportunity to be part of an incredible engineering team building features to surprise and delight customers on the iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch, Vision Pro, and more.

Intelligence Platform is the foundation to power an intelligent system experience that understands you and anticipates your needs. We are a team of ML and Software engineers building an on-device personal and contextual intelligence platform that will benefit the millions of people who use Apple devices every day and fundamentally power Generative AI experiences such as Apple Intelligence.

As part of this team, you will be responsible for building knowledge serving sub-systems & APIs, and developing on-device data processing runtime & storage. You will have the opportunity to both learn from and mentor others, and to advance your career in our close-knit, growing team!

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 $147,400 and $272,100, 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.