Swift Language Engineer

Summary

Posted: Nov 12, 2024

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200578714

The Swift Language Team at Apple is a unique opportunity to evolve the Swift programming language through language design and compiler implementation. We are a fast-paced and highly-collaborative group working toward improving the safety, expressivity, and approachability of writing code in Swift as well as improving the developer experience and productivity through type checker performance, diagnostics, and other compiler-driven tools for understanding Swift code. Drawing from your own experience writing code, internalizing a programming model, and working with developer tools, you will bring diverse perspectives and a desire to help solve the problems you’ve encountered in your own development work.

Description

This position requires a highly creative and self-motivated individual, capable of communicating with and giving feedback to others in a range of roles across software engineering at Apple, the open source Swift community, and beyond. You will have the opportunity to affect design decisions not only on the Swift programming language and its developer-facing tools, but also general programming patterns, applications of Swift, and community building/outreach across the Swift ecosystem. Iteration and innovation are key to this role. You should relish change, and be prepared to question commonly established practices, with the desire to create the best possible experience to enrich the lives of programmers, both current and future. As a Swift language engineer, you will: * Design and implement new language features, including the diagnostic experience, documenting and iterating on your design decisions through the Swift evolution process. * Collaborate with teammates through in-person conversations, pull requests, and other online discussions. * Collaborate with open source contributors through pull requests and the Swift Forums. * Welcome constructive feedback on your changes from Swift programmers, and iteratively improve the experience of writing Swift. * Drive the testing, integration, and adoption of your changes into the development ecosystem.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience with programming in a statically-typed language such as (but not limited to) C++ or Swift
• Familiarity with algorithms and data structures
• Demonstrated ability for iterative design and technical communication
• Curiosity for understanding a programming mental model and how code works “under the hood”

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with compiler development
• Experience with academic programming language research
• Experience writing or contributing to Swift

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 $143,100 and $264,200, 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.
  
  Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.