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Apple Watch Software Engineer

Yesterday Cupertino, CA

Imagine what you could do at Apple. Here, new ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish!

Do you want to help deliver the next amazing Apple product? As a Software Engineer on the Apple Watch Safety & Communications team, you'll bring your top notch engineering skills and eye for quality to help deliver a peace of mind, reliable, and expertly-polished out-of-box-experience for every Apple Watch user. This role is perfect for a collaborative engineer who is passionate about the intersection of technology & safety.

Description

As a member of the team you will work closely with Design, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and other Engineering teams to help define the future of our products. You'll take collaborative ownership of the development and quality of a number of important facets of watchOS and iOS focused on Safety including Crash Detection, Fall Detection.","responsibilities":"Collaborating closely with the Design team to open up the boundaries of human-computer interactions.

Crafting efficient solutions tailored to the constraints of a small, low power device.

Working closely with teams across all of Apple to architect robust and maintainable systems that will stand the test of time.

Coordinating with our QA and Automation partner teams for full test coverage to ensure that we meet the high expectations our users have come to expect.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience contributing to at least one shipping application or framework.

Operating Systems knowledge, hands-on experience with inter-process communication.

Minimum Qualifications

BS CE/CS or equivalent experience.

5+ years of related experience

Excellent Swift and Objective-C coding ability.

Ability to jump between and learn a variety of programming languages and technologies (Objective-C, Swift, SwiftUI, Assembly, Python, C, ML technologies).

A proven record of completing projects on-time and to-specification.

Excellent communication and collaborative skills. Enthusiasm about working on a cross functional team.

Upbeat, adaptable, helpful, and results oriented.

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Client-provided location(s): Cupertino, CA
Job ID: apple-200623729-3543_rxr-659
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-12-07T19:05:58

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    • Parental Benefits

      • Work Flexibility

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          • Vacation and Time Off

            • Financial and Retirement

              • Professional Development

                • Diversity and Inclusion

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