Full Stack Software Engineer, Productivity Apps

Summary

Do you want to shape the future of cloud productivity and bring AI-powered experiences to hundreds of millions of users? The Productivity Apps Services team is responsible for the real-time collaboration and connected services experience in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers — products people rely on at home, at work, and everywhere in between. We design and own both the backend services and client-side frameworks that power live collaboration, document persistence, and cloud storage integrations across iCloud Drive and third-party platforms like Box. As the team expands to support next-generation AI-powered productivity features and cloud storage capabilities, we're looking for a full stack engineer who thrives across the entire service stack and loves partnering with cross-functional teams to ship great software at Apple scale.

The ideal candidate is a versatile engineer equally comfortable designing a resilient backend service API and implementing a clean client-side framework. You bring strong communication skills, a collaborative mindset, and genuine curiosity about how AI tooling and methodologies can make you and your team more effective. Your contributions will shape the connected services infrastructure that underpins some of Apple's most beloved productivity applications.

Description

The Productivity Apps Services team is seeking a skilled Full Stack Software Engineer passionate about building reliable, scalable services and the client frameworks that depend on them. As a member of our team, you will play a key role in designing, implementing, and maintaining the collaboration infrastructure, cloud storage integrations, and emerging AI-powered features that are redefining what productivity software can do.

Responsibilities

* Work closely with cross-functional engineering, design, and product teams to define and deliver requirements across the full stack

* Design, implement, and maintain high-quality, testable, maintainable, and performant backend services and client-side frameworks for collaboration, persistence, and syncing

* Support the integration of AI-powered capabilities and cloud storage vendor functionality into Productivity Apps services

* Diagnose and fix bugs across service and client layers

* Participate in architecture and code reviews

* Communicate technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders, including Design, Product, and Marketing partners

* Incorporate AI-assisted development tooling and methodologies to improve team velocity and software quality

* Continuously learn and apply new technologies, tools, and best practices

Minimum Qualifications

* Proficiency with Java, Swift, Objective-C, or a comparable systems or application language (5+ years)

* Proficiency in object-oriented design and development (5+ years)

* Full stack development experience — demonstrated ability to design and implement both backend service APIs and client-side application frameworks

* Experience with multi-threaded and concurrent programming in production systems

* Demonstrated experience planning and delivering software projects with and for cross-functional teams, including non-technical stakeholders

* Ability to communicate clearly — both verbally and in writing — and build trust across business lines

* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related subject area, or equivalent industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

* Experience building or integrating AI-powered features, or demonstrated familiarity with AI-assisted development workflows and tooling (e.g., LLM-powered coding assistants, prompt engineering, AI integration patterns)

* Experience building collaborative software systems

* Experience building and maintaining production-grade service APIs or client-side frameworks

* Experience with CloudKit, iCloud Drive, or third-party cloud storage integrations (e.g., Box)

* Experience optimizing performance across memory, scheduling, I/O, networking protocols, or databases

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 $150,700 and $285,000, 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 Inc.’s discretionary employee stock programs. Employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit award recommendations, and can purchase Apple Inc. stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple Inc.’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Participation in Apple Inc.’s discretionary stock programs is governed by Apple Inc.’s stock plans and agreements and are not part of local employment contracts or compensation.

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 and compensation 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. Apple provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. Apple is a drug-free workplace.

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Role Number: 200663294-3350