Developer Intelligence Partnerships Engineer

The Developer Experience team provide the tools to develop software for all of Apple’s innovative platforms, namely Xcode and the surrounding ecosystem of tools and frameworks.

Intelligence is changing the way we build software: from the smallest project to the biggest product. Apple creates tools infused with intelligence to empower developers to be creative and to build apps that reach the widest audiences. This team is responsible for understanding advances in agentic coding & the underlying models, and how to bring the best of those models to our tools while also bringing the best of Apple’s platforms to those models. The team is the interface between partners teams within and outside of Apple, and the rest of the Developer Intelligence components., We’re looking for an engineer who loves to sit at the cross section of agentic coding, internal & external relationships, and Apple’s platforms. Working on this team covers everything from integrating new models, building relationships with teams, evaluating new techniques to get the most out of each prompt, to researching and implementing and augmenting new protocols and standards.

This position requires a creative, curious, and self-motivated individual. You should love to learn, love to work with a variety of teams and disciplines to bring the best experience for our developers, and enjoy ambiguous problems to explore new paths, respond quickly to partners, and work with a team of engineers delivering key frameworks for Developer Intelligence., Constant curiosity to learn new technologies and discover new techniques

Clear, open, and collaborative communication skills; capable of working in a multi-disciplinary team and with relationships within Apple and with external partners

Familiarity with building LLM backed features, including but not limited to prompting, tool use, streaming, evaluation, and the practical limits of current models

Strong software engineering fundamentals: can demonstrate and articulate how to write clean, maintainable code

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science or a related field

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with agentic coding protocols and standards (e.g., MCP, ACP) or related agent/tool frameworks

Familiarity with Swift & Apple’s developer ecosystem

If possible, provide a portfolio of your work. We love seeing what you’ve created, software or otherwise.

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 $150,400 and $277,600, 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

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