Senior iOS Frameworks Engineer - HealthKit

Summary

“I believe, if you zoom out into the future, and you look back, and you ask the question, ‘What was Appleʼs greatest contribution to mankind?ʼ it will be about health.” —Tim Cook, 2019. We build the engine that powers every health or fitness application from Apple and our third party developers. We hear from our users that we are helping them live better, get stronger, remember to care for themselves, and even save their lives. Weʼre doing it while keeping their health data safe, accessible and private, and weʼre pushing the technology and health care industries to do the same. If you are looking for a role where you can use and develop your engineering acumen while changing the world for the better, then look no further! We are looking for talented engineers to keep HealthKit – the very heart of everything related to health and fitness on Apple platforms – secure, efficient, and ever-growing. We work with hardware and software teams throughout Apple as well as our developer ecosystem to deliver ever more functionality that is deeply integrated with iOS, watchOS and all the rest without sacrificing privacy, power, or performance.

Minimum Qualifications

BS Computer Science or equivalent experience Strong foundation in Computer Science fundamentals 8 years of experience working in Objective-C, Swift, C++ or similar high level programming languages Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures Solid background in object-oriented architecture and design Deep understanding of systems-level concepts like multi-threading and interprocess communication Expertise with debugging tools and performance tuning Knowledge of iOS programming and Apple technologies such as Grand Central Dispatch, CloudKit, or XPC Activity/Services Strong communication skills, including ability to collaborate in a diversity of backgrounds and experiences Willingness to learn and improve, and also mentor and support other team members Highly organized, maintaining patience and composure to effectively operate within ambiguity Experience delivering libraries, frameworks or APIs Experience with distributed systems design, development and support

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with SQL and database technologies Familiarity with Fitness, Wellness or Medical concepts

Description

As a member of the team, youʼll have the opportunity to work cross-functionally to expand the functionality of the Health app and HealthKit framework. We collaborate across Apple feature teams, hardware teams, domain experts like doctors and fitness experts, and our third party developer ecosystem. Our primary responsibilities are delivering new health and fitness features, designing solutions for distributed health data storage, performance, OS integration, and API design and delivery.

Responsibilities

Developing innovative solutions for efficiently syncing health data across multiple Apple platforms. Designing and tuning features for use by millions of users on power and performance constrained devices. Designing and delivering comprehensive test suites in collaboration with our quality assurance and engineering teams. Designing logical, scalable, forward-thinking APIs that serve our developersʼ needs. Participating in peer review of architecture, API, and individual software changes. Collaborating with and advising other teams across Apple, including Design, Privacy, and Security, as well as domain experts in health and fitness.