What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Development Engineer - iOS and MacOS for Keyboard position at Apple, Inc.?
Join the Keyboard Infrastructure team to build and maintain the foundational systems that power keyboard behavior across iOS & iPadOS. You'll own keyboard focus, lifecycle management, and the APIs that apps use to interact with keyboard layout - directly impacting every text input experience on iPhone and iPad.
Design, develop, and maintain the keyboard focus system, ensuring correct and predictable focus behavior across complex app hierarchies \nOwn keyboard lifecycle management - presentation, dismissal, transitions, and state restoration \nBuild and maintain APIs for keyboard layout that apps rely on for positioning, insets, and animation coordination \nEnsure keyboard infrastructure works reliably across multitasking, Stage Manager, and diverse app architectures \nCollaborate with UIKit, SwiftUI, and framework teams to provide consistent keyboard behavior \nDebug and resolve complex issues spanning focus engines, responder chain, and windowing \nWrite clear documentation and provide guidance to internal and external developers adopting keyboard layout APIs
BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience \n2 years of experience in iOS/macOS development (Swift, Objective-C) \nStrong foundation in systems programming, state management, and framework design \nExperience designing or maintaining public APIs
Deep knowledge of UIKit internals - responder chain, UIWindow, UIScene, and view layout systems \nFamiliarity with keyboard avoidance, input accessory views, and text input architecture (UITextInput, UIKeyInput) \nExperience shipping frameworks or infrastructure used by other engineering teams \nUnderstanding of accessibility requirements for keyboard and focus interactions \nTrack record of diagnosing and fixing subtle lifecycle and state-management bugs
Design, develop, and maintain the keyboard focus system, ensuring correct and predictable focus behavior across complex app hierarchies \nOwn keyboard lifecycle management - presentation, dismissal, transitions, and state restoration \nBuild and maintain APIs for keyboard layout that apps rely on for positioning, insets, and animation coordination \nEnsure keyboard infrastructure works reliably across multitasking, Stage Manager, and diverse app architectures \nCollaborate with UIKit, SwiftUI, and framework teams to provide consistent keyboard behavior \nDebug and resolve complex issues spanning focus engines, responder chain, and windowing \nWrite clear documentation and provide guidance to internal and external developers adopting keyboard layout APIs
BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience \n2 years of experience in iOS/macOS development (Swift, Objective-C) \nStrong foundation in systems programming, state management, and framework design \nExperience designing or maintaining public APIs
Deep knowledge of UIKit internals - responder chain, UIWindow, UIScene, and view layout systems \nFamiliarity with keyboard avoidance, input accessory views, and text input architecture (UITextInput, UIKeyInput) \nExperience shipping frameworks or infrastructure used by other engineering teams \nUnderstanding of accessibility requirements for keyboard and focus interactions \nTrack record of diagnosing and fixing subtle lifecycle and state-management bugs