"I believe, if you zoom out into the future, and you look back, and you ask the question, 'What was Apples greatest contribution to mankind? 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. Were doing it while keeping their health data safe, accessible and private, and were 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.
As a member of the team, youll 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.
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 developers 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.
BS Computer Science or equivalent experience
Strong foundation in Computer Science fundamentals
2 years of experience working in Objective-C, Swift, C++ or similar high level programming languages
Strong understanding of algorithms and data structures
Experience in object-oriented architecture and design
Understanding of systems-level concepts like multi-threading and interprocess communication
Experience with debugging tools and performance tuning
Knowledge of iOS programming and one or more 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 with distributed systems design and development
Experience with SQL and database technologies
Experience delivering libraries, frameworks or APIs
Familiarity with Fitness, Wellness or Medical concepts
We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.
There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.