Senior Software Developer, Proactive - Search and Data Foundations

Waterloo Until 9/22/2026 First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

Apple is looking for experienced software engineers to join the Search and Data Foundations team within the Apple Intelligence Platform. We are building the next generation of data and search infrastructure that supports on-device intelligent experiences. We are looking for highly motivated systems developers that want to make a big impact on our users! The Search and Data Foundations builds a central part of the Apple Intelligence infrastructure. We develop the back-end ecosystem of data and indexing technologies that power experiences for millions of users. This includes data pipelines, data storage and retrieval, intelligent indexing, and various search technologies.

Description

We are a growing, talented, and motivated team building on-device data and search systems to support intelligent user experiences. We build high-performance data intensive systems that run in highly resource constrained environments, and collaborate with many different teams at Apple to create groundbreaking technology.

Minimum Qualifications

B.S or M.S in Computer Science, or equivalent experience
Strong computer science fundamentals required
Ability to write reliable, resilient, performant and well-tested code
Strong problem solving and debugging skills
Strong technical communication and presentation skills
Hands-on experience with at least one compiled language (C/C++/Objective-C, Swift, Go, Java, Rust, etc.), and multi-threaded applications
Experience building production software systems within large engineering projects

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with database systems and operating system concepts
Experience with performance profiling and tracing tools
Experience with macOS/iOS development

About this role

Summary

Develop high-performance data and search systems for Apple's infrastructure.

Job title

Senior Software Developer, Proactive - Search and Data Foundations

Experience level

senior level

Industry

software

Location requirements

Waterloo, no remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

CC++multi-threaded applicationssoftware engineeringproblem solving

Preferred skills

database systemsoperating system conceptsperformance profilingmacOS/iOS development

Specializations

data systemssearchindexingdatabasessystems development
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Waterloo, ON, Canada

On-site City