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Software Architect - iOS Devices

Apple· Hardware
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Sunnyvale, CA$184.7k - $324.8kfull-timePosted 2mo ago

About the role

Software Architect to drive architecture for sensing software platforms across iOS, watchOS, and emerging platforms. Lead end-to-end architecture, influence across cross-functional teams, and optimize for performance, power, and data integrity in sensing and research software.

Responsibilities

  • Drive end-to-end architecture for iOS frameworks, applications and internal research platforms
  • Establish coding standards, architectural patterns, and platform roadmaps
  • Build modular, scalable, and testable components enabling research studies, sensor pipelines, and future product features
  • Support product teams and prototyping teams through rapid iteration cycles
  • Guide engineers through design reviews, code reviews, and architectural decisions
  • Profile and optimize for performance, power, reliability, and data integrity
  • Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners to bring new hardware and sensing capabilities to life
  • Contribute to the vision of next-generation software platforms at Apple

Qualifications

  • Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent and 10+ years relevant experience
  • Experience leading, designing and driving architecture for complex, multi module applications or system software
  • Experience influencing technical decisions across cross-functional partners (Algorithms, HW, QE, Data Engineering)
  • Experience developing high-quality iOS/watchOS/macOS applications (App Store or internal enterprise distribution)
  • Experience with essential tools: Xcode, Instruments, LLDB, Time Profiler, Memory Graph Debugger

Skills

Required:Architecture leadershipCross-functional collaborationiOS / watchOS / macOS developmentConcurrency and high-performance architectures

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • range of discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses
  • discretionary bonuses or commission payments
  • relocation assistance
  • Apple shareholder opportunities through stock programs
Last updated Aug 28, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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