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Senior Software Engineer, watchOS Widgets & Live Activities - Watch Software

San Francisco Bay Area, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-04-28 → 2026-09-28

Core

Design, implement, and ship new user and developer-facing features for Widgets, Live Activities, and Controls on watchOS.

Role type

Senior IC software engineer (wearable OS)

Builds

New features and APIs for Apple Watch Widgets, Live Activities, and Controls

Domain

Consumer electronics / Wearable operating systems

Required skills

Swift, SwiftUI, system optimization, cross-platform collaboration, API design, code profiling

Preferred skills

inter-process communication, networking, complex project expansion, wearable technology UX

Technologies

Swift, SwiftUI, watchOS

Responsibilities

Design and implement new features for Widgets, Live Activities, and Controls; Craft clear, well-documented Swift and SwiftUI APIs; Collaborate with engineers, designers, and product partners across Apple; Profile and optimize code for performance and power constraints; Improve and maintain existing systems; Participate in code reviews and architectural decisions; Advocate for Apple Watch platform needs in cross-functional forums.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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