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Apple Games, Apple Arcade, and Game Center are the home of gaming on Apple's platforms - iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, and Vision Pro. Join the Game Services UI team to help build the Apple Games app and the user-facing gaming features, frameworks, and developer integrations that sit alongside it. We have an exciting roadmap supporting games ranging from mobile to indie to AAA, reaching deep into the operating system, with the unique opportunity to help define the face of gaming at Apple.
We're looking for a proactive, highly motivated engineer who takes pride in crafting uniquely beautiful and robust user interfaces with Apple's frameworks - and who wants to build something phenomenal alongside a collaborative, quality-obsessed team.
Description
In this role you'll implement new features in existing UIs and frameworks, and design and build sophisticated new experiences from top to bottom. Your day-to-day is primarily Swift and SwiftUI, with UIKit or AppKit used where the situation calls for it. You'll ship features that reach hundreds of millions of players and shape APIs that game developers rely on.
You should bring excellent Swift skills, strong object-oriented design sensibility, a passion for quality, an eye for detail, and strong problem-solving, critical-thinking, and interpersonal skills.","responsibilities":"As an engineer on the Game Services UI team, you'll develop and improve the Apple Games app, the Game Overlay, and the UI frameworks that power multiplayer experiences, achievements, leaderboards, and other social gaming features across Apple's platforms. You'll partner closely with platform teams, game developers, and the Apple Games Framework team to deliver flawless gaming experiences, and advocate for outstanding development practices as you go.
Preferred Qualifications
Deep understanding of operating-system programming concepts, including concurrency and memory management
Experience with asynchronous programming patterns (Combine, async/await)
Experience profiling and optimizing UI performance with Instruments
Experience designing and maintaining public APIs used by other teams or external developers
Experience with client/server architecture, networking protocols, and data synchronization
Experience shipping polished, consumer-facing user interfaces
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent, and min 5 years work experience
In-depth development experience at the application and user interface level with native Apple technologies (Swift or Objective-C, SwiftUI, UIKit, or AppKit)
Strong object-oriented programming and design skills
Ability to investigate project requirements independently
Track record of working closely with a multi-functional team, handling expectations, and delivering great work on time
Excellent problem-solving, critical-thinking, and interpersonal skills, with a keen eye for detail
Eager to learn new skills and tackle unfamiliar problems
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 $181,100 and $272,100, 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.