Notifications and Focus Engineer

Are you passionate about technology, efficiency, and building software that is used by millions of people every day? Have you ever wondered what backs the notification system employed by iOS, watchOS, and macOS? How services like Focus interact with the rest of the system to allow for personalization and intentional use? How all of the beautiful, fluid animations in iOS are achieved? How to make services and technologies that fundamentally make iOS, well… iOS? As an engineer on the Notifications and Focus team, your responsibilities will range from defining, designing, and implementing new features and interfaces, to fixing bugs, iterating on features, and focusing on performance. You should have a strong understanding of object-oriented software design, good debugging skills, and an eagerness to tackle tough problems and learn from amazing teammates.

Minimum Qualifications
• Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent work experience
• Knowledge of Objective-C
• Knowledge of Apple’s development APIs (Cocoa, Cocoa Touch, Core-Foundation, Core-Graphics, etc.)
• Experience developing with Cocoa or other application frameworks
• Experience developing reusable public or private APIs

Preferred Qualifications
• Architectural experience
• Familiar with the challenges of working in large codebases
• Versed in modern software development methodologies
• Excellent object-oriented programming and design skills
• Exceptional problem solving, critical thinking, and communication skills
• Excellent understanding of optimization and performance issues across OS software layers

Core Skills: C, REST, APIs, Cocoa, Cocoa Touch
Other Skills: iOS
Seniority: Junior, Mid, Senior