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Sr. Software Frameworks Engineer, Sensing & Connectivity

Apple· Software and Services
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Hybrid (San Diego, CA)$142.3k - $263.3kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Apple privacy engineering role focused on designing and enforcing privacy controls in an AI-driven environment. Develops system-level components and APIs in C/Objective-C/Swift to power privacy features across Apple platforms, with emphasis on on-device AI, data minimization, consent frameworks, and sandboxing. Involves tackling privacy challenges introduced by generative AI and ensuring user trust through robust privacy architecture.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and debug production systems in C, Objective-C, and Swift powering privacy controls across Apple platforms
  • Architect permission frameworks and strengthen privacy architecture against evolving threat vectors
  • Build foundational components that operate across operating systems
  • Tackle privacy challenges introduced by generative AI technologies
  • Control how on-device models and intelligent features access sensitive user data
  • Design permission and consent frameworks for AI-driven workflows
  • Enforce data minimization and sandboxing for on-device AI models
  • Build privacy-preserving on-device inference into systems from the ground up
  • Contribute to system-level APIs and background daemons
  • Ensure fault-tolerant error handling and robust lifecycle management of daemons

Qualifications

  • 5+ years professional software engineering experience
  • System architecture design experience for privacy or security software
  • Cross-functional technical leadership experience
  • macOS or Unix systems programming background
  • Full software development lifecycle experience
  • Relational database and local storage design familiarity
  • Practical experience using generative AI tools in engineering workflows (e.g., AI-assisted code generation, LLM-powered debugging)
  • Ability to reason about privacy and data-access implications of machine learning systems at the systems level
  • Experience with responsible AI development practices, including AI safety, privacy-preserving ML, or guardrails for intelligent features
  • Proficiency in C, Objective-C, C++, or Swift
  • Experience designing system-level APIs and background daemons
  • Strong Unix-like systems programming knowledge
  • Experience building reliable daemons with robust lifecycle management
  • Experience designing fault-tolerant error handling for long-running system daemons
  • Clear technical communication skills
  • Familiarity with AI-powered tools and ability to incorporate them into day-to-day workflows

Skills

Required:CObjective-CSwiftSystem-level API designUnix-like systems programming

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Educational expense reimbursement (tuition)
  • Possibility of discretionary bonuses or commissions
  • Relocation assistance
  • Employee stock programs and stock purchase plan
Last updated Sep 11, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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