Software Development Engineer (Device Management)

Apple | San Diego, CA

Posted Date 4/21/2025

Description Imagine what you could do here to help students get excited about learning and employees work more efficiently by making it easier for organizations to configure and manage Apple devices in schools and businesses around the world. Declarative Device Management is the technology which enables device management tools from both Apple and many third-party partners to remotely manage millions of Apple devices every day. The team is looking for a committed, highly competent engineer to contribute to current and future applications of declarative device management to enable our customers to manage Apple devices for their users.

Description

Apple to design and implement innovative solutions to the problems organizations face while incorporating technology without compromising the Apple user experience for the end user of each device. Device Management is the layer within iOS, macOS, tvOS, visionOS, and watchOS which is relied upon by many system components for managing settings locally as well as handling communication with device management tools like Apple Configurator and MDM servers. Because most system components need to be managed in some way, the Device Management team gets to interact with many different engineering teams across the company, from system and Apple's App Store apps to low-level OS infrastructure. Apple's commitment to developing innovative solutions for education and enterprise customers has never been stronger, and we have more exciting features in the works that will delight our customers. If you are excited about enabling the use of the latest Apple devices and technology in schools and businesses around the world, come join our team and make a difference!

Minimum Qualifications

Experience implementing applications or frameworks for an Apple platform using Swift or Objective-C
Experience with framework and/or daemon development
Experience with key Apple technologies like CoreData, libdispatch, XPC
Experience with concurrent programming concepts and design patterns, such as multi-threading, serialization, and locking

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, an engineering-related field, or equivalent related experience.
Experience developing and shipping consumer focused applications
Experience implementing client to server network communications
Familiarity with Apple application UI guidelines
Familiarity with device management technologies such as MDM and Declarative Device Management

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 $115,700 and $204,000, 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.

Salary115,700.00 - 204,000.00 Annual