Senior Software Engineer - Setup

Apple devices have revolutionized how people live, connect, and work. It's not by chance! By thoughtfully blending beautiful, premium hardware with intuitive, innovative system software, we design and build a uniquely impactful user experience. The leading edge of this user experience is made up by the essential apps, components, and frameworks of System Experience.

Come help dramatically improve the first experience that every iPhone, iPad, and Mac customer sees - the Setup experience. Work with an energetic, hard-working, fun team of managers, engineers, cross-functional teams, and world-class designers to deliver the best system experiences on the planet!

Description

We're the System Experience Setup team. We build Setup Assistant, the software that guides every iPhone, iPad, and Mac customer to set up their new device. Setup Assistant is the front door to these products - it is the most visible, critical piece of our customer onboarding process. We work with multiple cross-functional teams to continuously evolve the setup experience, which includes introducing many new hardware and software features.

We're looking for a staff-level software engineer to help us solve the most impactful, complex problems our team faces. As a staff-level engineer on the Setup team, your responsibilities will include designing/implementing new features and refining the existing experience, all while ensuring quality at every step. You will set and uphold high standards for technical execution, and actively invest in the growth of your teammates. As a member of the Setup team, you will be collaborating with outstanding engineering and cross-functional partners. Our team culture is set up to help you succeed and grow as we deliver incredible user experiences together.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent skills and work experience

Minimum Qualifications

Stellar engineering quality & output - you separate concerns and define well-abstracted interfaces, delivering performant, well-tested, maintainable code with reasonable failure modes

Platform API design - you're proficient at designing, building, and supporting a platform, understanding customer needs and constraints

Technical leadership - you exemplify "what good looks like" in code, in documentation, making and delivering on commitments, and prioritization

Customer focus - you make high-quality, user-centric product decisions

Mentorship - you make everyone around you smarter and purposefully invest in the growth of your peers - especially junior engineers

Critical thinking with influence - you systematically evaluate the tradeoffs associated with each potential solution to a problem, make an informed decision, and articulate these things well to influence others, driving impact

Track record of success - you have 10+ years of software engineering experience with impact to show for it

Pay & Benefits

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 $184,700 and $324,800, 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