Apple
Software Engineer, Watch Software
$150K–$225K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Aug 21, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of related experience
- Education
- BS CE/CS or equivalent experience.
About the job
Develop and deliver safety-focused features and systems for watchOS and iOS, including Crash Detection and Fall Detection.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with Design and cross-functional teams to shape interactions and architect robust, maintainable systems.
- Build efficient software suited to small, low-power devices.
- Coordinate with QA and automation teams to ensure full test coverage.
What they ask for
- BS CE/CS or equivalent experience.
- Excellent Swift and Objective-C coding ability.
- Ability to learn and work across programming languages and technologies, including Objective-C, Swift, SwiftUI, Assembly, Python, C, and ML technologies.
- Proven record of completing projects on time and to specification.
Nice to have
- Experience contributing to at least one shipping application or framework.
- Operating systems knowledge and hands-on experience with inter-process communication.
Pay
$150,400 and $225,300 USD base salary
Tools
Swift, Objective-C, SwiftUI, Assembly, Python, C, watchOS, iOS
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