MapKit Native (IOS) Engineer
Description
Job Description
Job Description
Role: MapKit Native (IOS) Engineer
Location: Austin, TX
Summary
Embark on a new route in your career! Apple Maps offers a host of
innovative features and rich data, powering experiences across apps and
devices. Join the Maps Developer Platform team to bring the revolutionary
Apple Maps experience to developers building on native Apple
technologies.
Description
As a Native Platform Engineer on the Maps Developer Platform team, you
will work at the intersection of system frameworks, developer tooling, and
cartographic technology. We build the APIs and tools powering the Apple
Maps Developer experience. On our team, you will help us take new
features from conceptualization, through design and implementation, all the
way to announcing them at Apple's Developer Conference! Furthermore,
you will partner directly with a wide range of clients to build highly impactful
mapping solutions, including FindMy, Weather, Photos, and 3rd party
developers.
Responsibilities
• Elicit requirements from our clients and translate them into scalable,
reliable code.
• Design, review and implement 3rd party developer APIs & Tools.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Human Interaction Design,
Services, and other Engineering and Data teams.
• Develop, launch, and maintain cross-platform features that integrate
Maps with the Apple ecosystem.
Minimum Qualifications
• Proficiency in Swift and/or Objective
• Proficiency with SwiftUI and/or UIK
• Familiarity with system architecture and API design
• Software engineering experience in a production environment
• Proven track record of architecting, developing, releasing and
supporting critically important software components
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to explain
complex problems clearly and succinctly
• Passion to collaborate and iterate on ideas in a cross-functional team
Preferred Qualifications
• Bachelor's in Computer Science
• Experience writing testable code and familiarity with unit testing
frameworks
• Familiarity with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or other
spatial visualization system
