Join the Messages team on watchOS at Apple, where innovation meets communication. As a software engineer, you will help build features that enhance user connectivity through the Apple Watch. Your work will involve collaborating with designers and other teams to create high-quality experiences. This role focuses on developing and optimizing software for a low-powered device while ensuring a seamless user experience.

• 3+ years of related experience
• A Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
• 3 years of experience in Objective-C or Swift
• Proven experience contributing to at least one application or framework
• A consistent track record of delivering projects on time and within specifications
• Familiarity with systems and hands-on experience with inter-process communication
• Experience optimizing applications and profiling across the entire stack
• Adaptability, results orientation, and a positive attitude
• Excellent communication and collaborative skills
• Attention to detail
• Experience improving and expanding on existing complex projects and systems
• Experience defining and driving large scale projects across different levels of the stack
• Experience with both SwiftUI and UIKit lifecycle apps

• Work with designers to turn ideas into meaningful prototypes and demo them to stakeholders
• Write high quality, well tested, and performant code to develop prototypes into polished experiences
• Architect systems that are extensible, adaptable, and stand the test of time
• Profile and optimize cutting-edge features to run well on a low-powered, highly-constrained device
• Work daily with quality assurance teams to find and fix bugs, edge cases, and performance issues

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.