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# Software Engineer, Proactive - Shortcuts

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Cupertino, CA, United States
- **Salary:** $147,400.0 - $272,100.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Apple Xcode, Software Debugging, Software Architecture, Uikit, Swiftui, Information Technology, Objective C++, Software Coding
- **Published:** May 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ce8441ed5565f180

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Xcode?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, Experience creating complex and performant user interfaces with UIKit, AppKit, or SwiftUI

Experience building APIs for internal or external clients

Minimum Qualifications

B.S in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Experience building software and applications in Objective-C or Swift

Familiarity with essential tools (Xcode, lldb, Instruments)

Attention to detail and focus on quality

Skilled at communicating, whether verbally or in writing

## Description

Our team is looking for engineers experienced with working on Apple platforms who are passionate about building complex, performant systems that deeply integrate with the operating system and the hardware it runs on. In this role, you'll be part of a cross-functional and collaborative team that works on solutions used by first-party apps and system services. Your work will shape how people interact with their devices at the most fundamental level., This role involves guiding existing products, anticipating issues before they arrive, and leading development of essential technologies in early stages. You'll fit right in if you care deeply about software architecture and writing code that is robust and maintainable for the future, whether that's developing new features, maintaining existing code, fixing bugs, or contributing to overall system design.


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