Job Details

Xcode Design Tools Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Aug 04, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200586465-0836

We're looking for engineers with a passion for design, usability, and the craft of software engineering to build the next generation of Icon Composer, SF Symbols, Interface Builder, and Asset Catalogs. Join the Xcode Design Tools team and help drive the tools used by millions of designers and engineers to make amazing applications.
Every team member brings unique skills and perspective. Far more than any specific language or API experience, we're looking for engineers with initiative, confidence, and a passion for the craft of building great software.

Description

As an engineer on the Design Tools team, you’ll build, design, and refine features in Icon Composer, SF Symbols, Asset Catalogs, and Interface Builder that enable the unique experiences of Apple platforms. You’ll integrate feedback from customers and Apple’s internal design and engineering teams to improve our applications. You'll represent our team cross functionally, working with colleagues across Apple as we advance our tools and SDKs, and use these tools to build our operating systems. You’ll shape our SDKs, and enable innovative new features in applications across our platforms through tools.

At Apple, you’ll have access to the engineers who create our frameworks, tools, and operating systems stack, bringing an incredible amount of knowledge, transparency, and context to the features you’ll build. In developer tools, you'll have the unique opportunity to directly improve your development environment by building features for the tools you’ll use every day.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with designers and frameworks teams to select, shape and scope features

• Developing in Swift, and occasionally Objective-C

• Authoring user interfaces with SwiftUI, and AppKit

• Improving performance, fixing bugs, and writing tests

• Communicating through pull requests, in-person conversations, and Slack

• Triaging feedback from internal and external customers to steer quality, usability and features investments

• Wholistically prioritizing, scoping, and scheduling features

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

• Experience writing native UI applications for desktop or mobile operating systems

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience authoring native desktop or mobile applications on any platform

• Appreciation for engineering practices that maximize maintainability and quality

• Thorough understanding of computer science fundamentals

• Passion for continually accelerating development through better tools

• Confidence, initiative and self-direction

• Keen understanding of task selection and prioritization

• Recognition of opportunity cost

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $126,800 and $220,900, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

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