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# Software Engineer - Setup

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** United States
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $147,400.0 - $220,900.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Software Bug Management, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Information Technology
- **Published:** May 24, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=14d7a7a889c8a108

## About the Role

Do you have experience in Software engineering?, Do you have a Bachelor's degree?, We're looking for a software engineer to join our team and solve impactful problems alongside experienced engineers. As an engineer on the Setup team, you'll contribute to feature development and bug fixes while learning our codebase and development practices. You'll have opportunities to work on user-facing features that millions of customers interact with, all while receiving mentorship from senior team members. You'll also collaborate with talented engineering and cross-functional partners in a supportive environment designed to help you learn, grow, and deliver great user experiences.","responsibilities":"Strong engineering fundamentals - you write clean, well-structured code with good testing practices and understand basic software engineering principles

Growth mindset - you're excited to learn from senior engineers, ask thoughtful questions, and continuously improve your technical skills

User-focused thinking - you care about building features that provide real value to users and consider the end-user experience in your work

Collaboration skills - you work well with others, communicate clearly about technical concepts, and contribute positively to team discussions

Problem-solving approach - you can break down complex problems into smaller pieces, research solutions, and ask for help when needed

Preferred Qualifications

Customer focus - you make high-quality, user-centric product decisions

Drive for customer impact - you are deeply motivated to build the best essential user experiences for billions of users

Excellent communication and collaboration skills across disciplines and teams.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent skills and work experience

Foundation for growth - you have 1-3 years of software engineering experience and are ready to take on increasing responsibility

## Description

We're the System Experience Setup team. We build Setup Assistant, the software that guides every iPhone, iPad, and Mac customer to set up their new device. Setup Assistant is the front door to these products - it is the most visible, critical piece of our customer onboarding process. We work with multiple cross-functional teams to continuously evolve the setup experience, which includes introducing many new hardware and software features.


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