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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