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Sr. Software Engineer, Realtime Web Experiences - iCloud

Austin, Texas, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Oct 09, 2025

Role Number: 200625480-0157

Imagine what you could do here at Apple. We're a small team with a big footprint. Have you ever used iCloud.com or FaceTime on the web? Then you already know us! We're the iCloud Web team.

Our engineers build powerful real-time collaboration experiences for millions of users. We apply creative problem solving to build high quality, beautiful, and intuitive web applications. Do you love building innovative, performant web applications that allow users to seamlessly connect in real time? Do you want to make a large impact at a broad scale with your deep technical expertise?

Come join us on the iCloud Web team. Our work is essential, sophisticated, ambitious, and highly exciting. We can't wait to meet you!

Description

This is a hands-on role for developing and supporting new and existing features on iCloud.com and related web properties and frameworks.

This role requires working closely with multi-functional teams to effectively coordinate the sophisticated interdependencies needed in application development. A successful candidate has strong technical skills and the ability to rapidly adapt to new contexts; they have a keen eye for the details that surprise and delight our customers.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building pixel-perfect, robust, and customer-focused software.

• Fast learner who efficiently navigates codebases of varying size and complexity.

• 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 collaborating across different teams and functions, with a particular focus on Design & QA, to deliver impactful features/products.

• Experience integrating with asynchronous APIs and web services (using JSON, etc.).

• Deep understanding of fundamental computer science algorithms and concepts.

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

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