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Software Engineer, Contacts Framework & Syncs

Cupertino,California,United States

Software and Services

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. We’re looking for a passionate software engineer to drive Contacts frameworks and syncing on iOS & macOS! Contacts is essential infrastructure adopted by virtually every app that interacts with people. Beyond powering every phone call, message, and email, our frameworks are used by third-party developers, enterprise apps, and system services to manage and access user relationships. From your Calendar invites to your calling experiences, from Photos people recognition to your favorites, Contacts is there, working behind the scenes to create seamless experiences. In this role, you will build the foundations of Apple’s communication user experiences, with high potential to innovate: - Driving contacts sync reliability to 99.999% with CloudKit & CardDAV. - Upholding Apple’s privacy ideals through the use of strong encryption and data protection. - Designing API to efficiently and expressively manage people, relationships, and communication preferences. In this role, your responsibilities will include: - Designing, implementing, and maintaining Contacts database storage, sync, and frameworks. - Working mostly in Swift and Objective-C on protocols, frameworks, and daemons. - Learning from and mentoring peer engineers. - Planning and delivering cross-functional work with partner teams, including the Phone app team, CloudKit team, and Contacts Server team. This team has a duty to shape and drive Apple’s communication user experiences. We fulfill our duty by caring deeply, living on our software, developing defensible opinions on what to keep / what to change, and having empathy for the countless users across the world who rely on us every day.

Description

Please join us in strengthening the Apple ecosystem and bringing users together with innovative and reliable communications technologies!The Contacts team is a passionate collection of engineers who are looking for a motivated software engineer with aspirations to build powerful products that change our customers’ lives, cultivate learning, and lead cross-functional efforts to success. This team’s products are deeply important to Apple users and our success depends on partnership, technical leadership, and diverse experiences!

Minimum Qualifications

• You possess strong software development and design skills.

• You have strong object-oriented programming skills in Swift or Objective-C.

• You have strong communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills.

• You are self-directed and can solve problems independently.

• You have experience adopting CloudKit or CardDAV.

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• You have expertise in CloudKit, CardDAV, or Exchange sync.

• You have designed and built infrastructure to drive sync to high levels of reliability.

• You have experience with databases (SQLite/CoreData/SwiftData), API development, threading, data structures, performance, and battery life.

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

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 $175,800 and $312,200, 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 (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) 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.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant. (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf)

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