Senior Software Engineer - Apple Platforms

Job Description

As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in Apple Platforms at Microsoft, you will be responsible for crafting AI-focused user experiences utilizing Microsoft Copilot on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related technical field AND 4+ years technical engineering experience with coding in languages including C, C++, C#, Java, JavaScript, or Python, OR equivalent experience.
• 4+ years experience building and shipping production apps for Apple platforms (iOS, iPadOS, or macOS).
• 4+ years experience driving ownership of features with demonstrated ability to span disciplines, codebases, and tech stacks to unblock progress and deliver exceptional user experiences.
• 4+ years experience collaborating and communicating effectively across engineering, design, and product teams.
• 4+ years experience in Swift and SwiftUI (or Swift with UIKit/AppKit).

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and ship user-facing features for iOS, iPadOS, and macOS using SwiftUI and Swift, with an emphasis on AI-first experiences that integrate Copilot capabilities.
• Own features end-to-end, including architecture, service integration, authentication, instrumentation, rollout, and ongoing quality.
• Implement robust client-side AI interactions to ensure reliable, high-craft experiences.
• Collaborate across disciplines and code boundaries and drive dependencies, design documents, and project plans with stakeholders.
• Maintain a high engineering bar: code reviews, unit/UI tests, accessibility, localization, privacy, and security-by-design.
• Use telemetry, experimentation, and on-call ownership to define success metrics, detect regressions, and improve reliability, availability, and performance at scale.
• Mentor and support teammates, sharing best practices and evolving engineering craft on Apple platforms.
• Embody our culture and values.

Benefits

• Employees at Microsoft are often offered comprehensive, “world-class” benefits—including health and mental-wellness programs, competitive pay with bonuses and stock awards, and retirement/savings options. Time-off and flexibility are common, with generous vacation and holidays, parental and caregiver leave, and flexible work schedules, alongside learning support, employee resource groups, product discounts, and matching-gifts/volunteering programs. Specific benefits can vary by region.