Software Engineer - iOS Keyboard, Input Experience
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Apple is seeking a creative, hardworking software engineer to advance the iOS Keyboard and Text Input experience across iPhone, iPad, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. The role involves building intuitive, inclusive features for billions of users worldwide, collaborating with design, hardware, and machine‑learning teams while upholding privacy and accessibility standards.
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Summary Are you passionate about helping people communicate all over the world? The iOS Keyboard is
one of the most-used software applications in the world and is used to type billions of
messages every day. We build the keyboard and text editing experience for iPhone & iPad,
including features such as QuickType, QuickPath, AutoFill, Writing Tools etc. as well as text input
technologies on all Apple platforms—iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS—including frameworks
and developer APIs. We are looking for a creative and hardworking software engineer to help
craft the next generation of Keyboard and Text Input experiences that are intuitive, personal,
and inclusive of people all over the world, across many different languages and cultures, all
while respecting each userʼs privacy.
Description Collaborate with a world-class design team and hard-working engineers to innovate and deliver
high-impact features that fuse best-in-class user interfaces with innovative machine learning
technologies. You will be responsible for a combination of software design exploration,
implementation, and maintenance of cross-platform frameworks and applications. You will
develop production-quality software while working through iterative development cycles. You
will partner with many teams at Apple to deliver best-in-class features such as Accessibility,
Design, Hardware, Localization, Natural Language Processing, Privacy, etc.
Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in building iOS apps using Appleʼs UI frameworks
- Experience with Objective-C, C, Swift, or C++ programming
- Exposure to modern software development standard methodologies, such as source control,
- unit testing, and debugging
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Passion to improve Appleʼs products
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelorʼs Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in building iOS apps using Appleʼs UI frameworks
- Passion and experience for languages, internationalization
- Familiarity with software optimization and performance measurement tools
- Ability to effectively contribute to several concurrent projects
- Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative environment
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity, and thus we treat all applicants fairly and equally. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.
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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Role Number: 200679098-6482
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