1 day ago
Cupertino, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain keyboard focus systems across complex app hierarchies.
- Own keyboard lifecycle management, including presentation, dismissal, transitions, and state restoration.
- Build and maintain keyboard layout APIs for positioning, insets, and animation coordination.
- Ensure keyboard infrastructure works reliably across multitasking, Stage Manager, and diverse app architectures.
- Collaborate with UIKit, SwiftUI, and framework teams to provide consistent keyboard behavior.
- Debug complex issues involving focus engines, responder chains, windowing, lifecycle, and state management.
- Write documentation and guide internal and external developers adopting keyboard layout APIs.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- At least 2 years of experience in iOS/macOS development.
- Experience with Swift and Objective-C.
- Strong foundation in systems programming, state management, and framework design.
- Experience designing or maintaining public APIs.
- Preferred: deep knowledge of UIKit internals, including the responder chain, UIWindow, UIScene, and view layout systems.
- Preferred: familiarity with keyboard avoidance, input accessory views, and text input architecture including UITextInput and UIKeyInput.
- Preferred: experience shipping frameworks or infrastructure used by other engineering teams.
- Preferred: understanding of accessibility requirements for keyboard and focus interactions.
- Preferred: track record of diagnosing and fixing subtle lifecycle and state-management bugs.
Tech Stack
iOSmacOSObjective-CSwiftSwiftUI
Categories
Mobile
About Apple
Apple designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and services for consumers and professionals worldwide, including iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods, plus platforms like iOS/macOS and services such as the App Store, iCloud, Music, and TV+. Its business combines device sales with services and subscriptions and in-house silicon design. Founded in 1976, Apple is headquartered in Cupertino, California, and trades on NASDAQ as AAPL.