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Software Engineer - iOS Keyboard, Input Experience

Apple Minato, Japan

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees

6 h ago
ios Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time Japan
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About the role

You will collaborate with design and engineering teams to innovate and deliver high-impact features for the iOS keyboard and text input experience. Your role involves the design, implementation, and maintenance of cross-platform frameworks while integrating machine learning technologies.

What they look for

iOS Development Swift Objective-C C++ C Software Design Unit Testing Debugging Machine Learning Natural Language Processing Internationalization Performance Measurement UI Frameworks Cross-platform Development

Requirements

Candidates must have at least 3 to 5 years of experience in building iOS applications using Apple's UI frameworks. Proficiency in Objective-C, Swift, C, or C++ is required, along with a strong understanding of software development best practices.

Full description

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

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