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Apple Inc.

iOS Frameworks Engineer - HealthKit

Apple Inc., Cary, North Carolina, United States, 27518


“I believe, if you zoom out into the future, and you look back, and you ask the question, ‘What was Apple’s greatest contribution to mankind?’ it will be about health.” —Tim Cook, 2019. We build the engine that powers every health or fitness application from Apple and our third party developers. We hear from our users that we are helping them live better, get stronger, remember to care for themselves, and even save their lives. We’re doing it while keeping their health data safe, accessible and private, and we’re pushing the technology and health care industries to do the same. If you are looking for a job where you can use and develop your engineering acumen while changing the world for the better, then look no further.Job DescriptionAs a member of the team, you’ll have the opportunity to work cross-functionally to expand the functionality of the Health app and HealthKit framework. We collaborate across Apple feature teams, hardware teams, domain experts like doctors and fitness experts, and our third party developer ecosystem. Our primary responsibilities are delivering new health and fitness features, designing solutions for distributed health data storage, performance, OS integration, and API design and delivery.This position requires a curious and self-motivated engineer with strong technical and communication skills to handle responsibilities including:Developing innovative solutions for efficiently syncing health data across multiple Apple platformsDesigning and tuning features for use by millions of users on power and performance constrained devicesDesigning and delivering comprehensive test suites in collaboration with our quality assurance and engineering teamsDesigning logical, scalable, forward-thinking APIs that serve our developers’ needsParticipating in peer review of architecture, API, and individual software changesCollaborating with and advising other teams across Apple, including Design, Privacy, and Security, as well as domain experts in health and fitnessMinimum QualificationsBS in Computer Science or equivalent experienceStrong foundation in Computer Science fundamentalsExperience in object-oriented architecture and designUnderstanding of systems-level concepts like multi-threading, interprocess communication, and performance tuningExperience delivering libraries, frameworks or APIsKnowledge of iOS programming and one or more Apple technologies such as Grand Central Dispatch, CloudKit, or XPC Activity/ServicesExperience with distributed systems design and developmentPreferred QualificationsStrong communication and collaboration skillsAbility to work well with all levels of engineers and other teamsFamiliarity with Wellness or Medical conceptsApple 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.

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