Apple's iCloud Web team is looking for engineers to build powerful real-time collaboration experiences for millions of users on iCloud.com and related web properties and frameworks. The role involves developing and supporting new and existing features, requiring close collaboration with multi-functional teams to manage complex interdependencies in application development.
Requirements
- Proficient in real-time and advanced web technologies (WebSockets, WebRTC, WebGL, etc.)
- Strong experience with React, including hooks, context, and modern React patterns
- Knowledge of web security best practices and cryptographic concepts
- Exposure to designing and developing RESTful APIs and web services
- Familiar with integrating applications with OS services via XPC
- Familiarity with iOS or hybrid mobile development
- Experience delivering web applications with a high standard of accessibility
- 5+ years of experience building pixel-perfect, robust, and customer-focused software
- Extensive experience in the web application space using modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks (React, Svelte, Angular, VueJS, etc.)
- History developing code for highly performant production applications
- Experience integrating with asynchronous APIs and web services (using JSON, etc.)
- Deep understanding of fundamental computer science algorithms and concepts
Responsibilities
- developing and supporting new and existing features on iCloud.com and related web properties and frameworks
- build high quality, beautiful, and intuitive web applications
- building innovative, performant web applications that allow users to seamlessly connect in real time
- coordinating the sophisticated interdependencies needed in application development
- integrating applications with OS services via XPC
- delivering web applications with a high standard of accessibility
- integrating with asynchronous APIs and web services (using JSON, etc.)
Other
- Fast learner who efficiently navigates codebases of varying size and complexity
- Experience collaborating across different teams and functions, with a particular focus on Design & QA, to deliver impactful features/products
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Driven, motivated, and you take pride and responsibility for the products you build
- Dedication to learning as well as sharing new ideas
