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  • Apple
  • Waterloo, IA
  • Full-Time
  • <72 Hours
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Senior Software Developer, Proactive - Search and Data Foundations.

Data Engineering & Architecture Full-Time

Senior Software Developer, Proactive - Search and Data Foundations: our view in 3 lines...

  • The Role:This role is for an experienced software engineer building data and search infrastructure for Apple Intelligence Platform.
  • The Person:The person will build data pipelines, data storage and retrieval systems, intelligent indexing, and search technologies for on-device intelligent experiences.
  • Requirements:The ideal candidate has a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience, strong computer science fundamentals, and hands-on experience with at least one compiled language, multithreaded applications, database systems, operating system concepts, performance profiling and tracing tools, and macOS/iOS development.

About the role

Apple is looking for experienced software engineers to join the Search and Data Foundations team within the Apple Intelligence Platform. We are building the next generation of data and search infrastructure that supports on-device intelligent experiences. We are looking for highly motivated systems developers that want to make a big impact on our users! The Search and Data Foundations builds a central part of the Apple Intelligence infrastructure. We develop the back-end ecosystem of data and indexing technologies that power experiences for millions of users. This includes data pipelines, data storage and retrieval, intelligent indexing, and various search technologies.

Description

We are a growing, talented, and motivated team building on-device data and search systems to support intelligent user experiences. We build high-performance data intensive systems that run in highly resource constrained environments, and collaborate with many different teams at Apple to create groundbreaking technology.

Minimum Qualifications

B.S or M.S in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Strong computer science fundamentals required
Ability to write reliable, resilient, performant and well-tested code
Strong problem solving and debugging skills
Strong technical communication and presentation skills
Hands-on experience with at least one compiled language (C/C++/Objective-C, Swift, Go, Java, Rust, etc.), and multi-threaded applications
Experience building production software systems within large engineering projects

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with database systems and operating system concepts
Experience with performance profiling and tracing tools
Experience with macOS/iOS development

Published September 29, 2026
Location Waterloo, Canada
Job Type Full-Time