Software Engineer - Setup

Apple

Emeryville, CAFull-timePosted 2h ago

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Apple devices have revolutionized how people live, connect, and work. It's not by chance! By thoughtfully blending beautiful, premium hardware with intuitive, innovative system software, we design and build a uniquely impactful user experience. The leading edge of this user experience is made up by the essential apps, components, and frameworks of System Experience. Come help dramatically improve the first experience that every iPhone, iPad, and Mac customer sees - the Setup experience. Work with an energetic, hard-working, fun team of managers, engineers, cross-functional teams, and world-class designers to deliver the best system experiences on the planet! Description We're the System Experience Setup team. We build Setup Assistant, the software that guides every iPhone, iPad, and Mac customer to set up their new device. Setup Assistant is the front door to these products - it is the most visible, critical piece of our customer onboarding process. We work with multiple cross-functional teams to continuously evolve the setup experience, which includes introducing many new hardware and software features. We're looking for a software engineer to join our team and solve impactful problems alongside experienced engineers. As an engineer on the Setup team, you'll contribute to feature development and bug fixes while learning our codebase and development practices. You'll have opportunities to work on user-facing features that millions of customers interact with, all while receiving mentorship from senior team members. You'll also collaborate with talented engineering and cross-functional partners in a supportive environment designed to help you learn, grow, and deliver great user experiences. Responsibilities: Strong engineering fundamentals - you write clean, well-structured code with good testing practices and understand basic software engineering principles Growth mindset - you're excited to learn from senior engineers, ask thoughtful questions, and continuously improve your technical skills User-focused thinking - you care about building features that provide real value to users and consider the end-user experience in your work Collaboration skills - you work well with others, communicate clearly about technical concepts, and contribute positively to team discussions Problem-solving approach - you can break down complex problems into smaller pieces, research solutions, and ask for help when needed Preferred Qualifications Customer focus - you make high-quality, user-centric product decisions Drive for customer impact - you are deeply motivated to build the best essential user experiences for billions of users Excellent communication and collaboration skills across disciplines and teams. Minimum Qualifications Bachelor of Computer Science or equivalent skills and work experience Foundation for growth - you have 1-3 years of software engineering experience and are ready to take on increasing responsibility Pay & Benefits At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $150,400 and $225,300, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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