WebKit Web Compatibility Engineer

Summary

Posted: Feb 18, 2025

Role Number:200576611

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish. The Safari and WebKit team is responsible for Safari, the world’s fastest web browser. WebKit is also the name of the Open Source iOS and macOS framework that powers Mail, iBooks, and many other applications. As a WebKit Web Compatibility Engineer you will be responsible for expanding WebKit’s support for new web standards features, as well as addressing compatibility and performance issues in Safari and WebKit

Description

You will be responsible for expanding WebKit’s support for important new web technologies, as well as identifying and addressing cases where Safari fails to properly display and execute web content. Specific job duties will include: * Implementing new web engine features. * Reading and understanding web standards specifications. * Creating demos and test cases for new and existing web technologies. * Analyzing web pages to create reduced test cases for compatibility problems. * Narrowing down bugs reported in WebKit applications. * Interacting with developers on the Open Source WebKit project. * Interacting with the web standards community, including other browser vendors. Compatibility with web specifications is an important part of the web platform, where content is meant to work properly across multiple operating systems and browsers. You can help Apple provide the highest quality experience interacting with web content across our entire product line.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent education or work experience
• Strong skills in a manual memory managed (e.g., pointer-based) language such as C, C++, or Objective-C.
• Detailed knowledge of web standards such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and the DOM
• Must be able to understand C++ code by reading it

Preferred Qualifications

• Engineers often build successful careers on the WebKit team without prior experience working with Apple frameworks and technologies. Some of these skills can give you a helpful head start:
• Experience with UIKit, AppKit, and CFNetwork.
• Experience with systems programming and inter-process communication.

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 $135,400 and $250,600, 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.