Software Engineer

Summary

At Apple, our goal is to provide an effortless input experience to everyone, no matter what languages they speak, across modalities, with world-class intelligence at the core. The Input Experience organization is directly responsible for keyboard, pencil and live text input across multiple platforms. We also work very closely with the Siri speech team to seamlessly integrate dictation into our user’s text input.

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer who is passionate about the power of data to drive product innovation and improvements. By joining our Analytics Team, you will help develop on-device telemetry and analysis for a wide range of input experiences. This is a fantastic opportunity for a server-side Analytics Engineer to work on new challenges associated with client-side, privacy preserving metrics.

If you believe that data is a powerful way to make our amazing products even better, then we’d like to talk!

Key Qualifications

• Proven software engineering background including key concepts such as data structures, algorithms, & object-oriented design
• 3+ years programming in a modern object-oriented language (e.g., C, C++, Objective C, C#, Java, Swift)
• Systems level programming. Application programming experience is a plus.
• Experience with automated testing (e.g., unit, integration, UI) as a means to insure high quality software
• Experience or interest in statistics, software metrics and analytics
• Experience or curiosity about input technologies such as keyboards or speech
• Great communication and collaboration skills

Description

You will partner across engineering groups to collectively design methods to measure the user’s input experience. You are equally comfortable designing and contributing to system-level frameworks such as UIKIt as well as building apps and other tools to support our team’s mission.

Apple is a very data-driven company when it comes to feature development and augmentation. An ideal Analytics Software Engineer is someone who is not only adept at software engineering and analytics, but also someone with a good eye for user experience. Using the power of real-world data, you'll have an important hand in shaping upcoming iOS and macOS features.

Education & Experience

Collaborate within and across teams to define the next generation architecture for Input Experience Analytics that will be embedded into our OS platforms. This includes close collaboration with our team’s data scientists

Design, implement and test new metrics and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Develop applications that complement our embedded analytics

Provide assistance to engineers on other teams implementing feature-level metrics

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 $138,900.00 and $256,500.00, 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 take affirmative action to ensure 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.