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Senior iOS Engineer, Apple Games

Apple· Software and Services
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Cupertino, California$184.7k - $277.6kfull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Senior iOS Engineer on the Game Services UI team responsible for the Apple Games app, the Game Overlay, and UI frameworks powering multiplayer, achievements, leaderboards, and social gaming features across Apple platforms.

Responsibilities

  • As an engineer on the Game Services UI team, you'll develop and improve the Apple Games app, the Game Overlay, and the UI frameworks that power multiplayer experiences, achievements, leaderboards, and other social gaming features across Apple's platforms.
  • You'll partner closely with platform teams, game developers, and the Apple Games Framework team to deliver flawless gaming experiences, and advocate for outstanding development practices as you go.
  • Your day-to-day is primarily Swift and SwiftUI, with UIKit or AppKit used where the situation calls for it. You'll ship features that reach hundreds of millions of players and shape APIs that game developers rely on.
  • Implement new features in existing UIs and frameworks, and design and build sophisticated new experiences from top to bottom.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent, and min 5 years work experience
  • In-depth development experience at the application and user interface level with native Apple technologies (Swift or Objective-C, SwiftUI, UIKit, or AppKit)
  • Strong object-oriented programming and design skills
  • Ability to investigate project requirements independently
  • Track record of working closely with a multi-functional team, handling expectations, and delivering great work on time
  • Excellent problem-solving, critical-thinking, and interpersonal skills, with a keen eye for detail
  • Eager to learn new skills and tackle unfamiliar problems
  • Deep understanding of operating-system programming concepts, including concurrency and memory management
  • Experience with asynchronous programming patterns (Combine, async/await)
  • Experience profiling and optimizing UI performance with Instruments
  • Experience designing and maintaining public APIs used by other teams or external developers
  • Experience with client/server architecture, networking protocols, and data synchronization
  • Experience shipping polished, consumer-facing user interfaces

Skills

Required:SwiftSwiftUIUIKitConcurrencyMemory managementCombine/async/awaitNetworkingAPI designProblem solving
Nice to have:AppKitObjective-C

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Education reimbursement for advancing your career (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation eligibility
  • Employee stock programs including RSUs and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Last updated Aug 7, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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