JobsSpotlight UI Engineer
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Spotlight UI Engineer

Apple

Location

Cupertino, CA

Type

Full-time

Posted

9/23/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 2+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.0% approval+30% YoY
👑 Elite sponsor

Job description

The Spotlight UI team at Apple is responsible for creating the user interface that connects users to their devices. This role involves shaping how users search and interact with information across multiple platforms, including iOS and macOS. The team values instant, intelligent, and personal user experiences, requiring engineers to work across both Swift and Objective-C. The ideal candidate will take ownership of complex problems and effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

  • Proficiency in both Swift and Objective-C
  • Deep knowledge of UIKit and AppKit
  • Experience with SwiftUI interop with UIKit and AppKit
  • Ability to write clean and testable code
  • Experience with incremental migration of large Objective-C codebases to Swift

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate closely with search, design, and platform teams to enhance user experience.
  • Translate engineering constraints into product goals.
  • Set the technical direction for the team.
  • Conduct performance analysis using Instruments.
  • Develop framework-level solutions that ship across iOS and macOS.

Benefits

  • 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.

H-1B filing history

Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026

Filing entity: Apple Inc

As of Aug 23, 2026

Initial approvals

1,065

FY2026

Approval rate

99.0%

FY2026

LCA certified

9,221

FY2026

Entry-level share

5.6%

FY2026

Initial approvals YoY

+30%

Trend

LCA certified YoY

-35%

Trend

Initial approvals by fiscal year

Approval rate by fiscal year

Continuing vs initial approvals

LCA certified positions by quarter

LCA certified positions by fiscal year

Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.

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