Software Engineer, iOS Keyboard

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Apple

Cupertino

On-site

Posted March 30, 2026

Job Description

Summary

Are you passionate about helping people communicate all over the world? The iOS Keyboard is one of the most-used software applications in the world and is used to type billions of messages every day. We build the keyboard and text editing experience for iPhone & iPad, including features such as QuickType, QuickPath, AutoFill, Writing Tools etc. as well as text input technologies on all Apple platforms—iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS—including frameworks and developer APIs. We are looking for a creative and hardworking software engineer to help craft the next generation of Keyboard and Text Input experiences that are intuitive, personal, and inclusive of people all over the world, across many different languages and cultures, all while respecting each user’s privacy.

Description

Collaborate with a world-class design team and hard-working engineers to innovate and deliver high-impact features that fuse best-in-class user interfaces with innovative machine learning technologies. You will be responsible for a combination of software design exploration, implementation, and maintenance of cross-platform frameworks and applications. You will develop production-quality software while working through iterative development cycles. You will partner with many teams at Apple to deliver best-in-class features such as Accessibility, Design, Hardware, Localization, Natural Language Processing, Privacy, etc.

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of experience in building iOS apps using Apple’s UI frameworks Experience with Objective-C, C, Swift, or C++ programming Exposure to modern software development standard methodologies, such as source control, unit testing, and debugging Excellent verbal and written communication skills Passion to improve Apple’s products

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience 5+ years of experience in building iOS apps using Apple’s UI frameworks Passion and experience for languages, internationalization Familiarity with software optimization and performance measurement tools Ability to effectively contribute to several concurrent projects Ability to thrive in a highly collaborative environment

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