Apple
Senior UI Engineer - Special Projects
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of proven experience in software development; ideally on Apple platforms.
About the job
Build and iterate on prototypes, UI systems, and frameworks for emerging AI ideas and future Apple features on Apple platforms.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with AI/ML engineers, systems engineers, and designers to build and refine functional prototypes.
- Create UI systems for demonstrating, observing, and debugging AI systems, and help define frameworks for AI user interfaces.
- Research and evaluate intelligence capabilities and shape them into potential user experiences and products.
What they ask for
- Strong proficiency in Swift and/or Objective-C.
- Deep experience with at least one of SwiftUI, UIKit, or AppKit.
- Strong understanding of architectural patterns such as MVVM and MVC, and object-oriented design principles used on Apple platforms.
Nice to have
- Interest or experience in AI systems or integrating AI features into existing systems.
- Experience building dynamic, fluid UI; degree in software engineering or a related field such as interaction design.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 (USD, base salary)
Tools
Swift, Objective-C, SwiftUI, UIKit, AppKit, MVVM, MVC
AI focus
Research AI capabilities and collaborate with research and engineering teams to prototype AI features, build UI frameworks for AI systems, and observe and debug system behavior.
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