SDK Software Engineer, Maps Developer Platform
Apple
Software Engineering
Cupertino, CA, USA
USD 147,400-272,100 / year + Equity
Posted on Mar 17, 2026
Embark on a new route in your career! Apple Maps offers a host of innovative features and rich data, powering experiences across apps and websites. Join the Maps Developer Platform team to shape how developers bring the revolutionary Apple Maps experience to life on the web.
As a Maps SDK Engineer on the Maps Developer Platform team, you will work at the intersection of web technologies, developer tooling, and cartographic technology. We build the APIs and tools powering the Apple Maps Developer experience. On our team, you will help us take new features from conceptualization, through design and implementation, all the way to announcing them at Apple's Developer Conference! Furthermore, you will partner directly with a wide range of clients to build highly impactful mapping solutions, including 3rd party developers and websites powered by Apple Maps.
- Elicit requirements from our clients and translate them into scalable, reliable code.
- Design, review and implement 3rd party developer APIs & Tools.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with Human Interaction Design, Services, and other Engineering and Data teams.
- Develop, launch, and maintain cross-platform features that integrate Maps with the web ecosystem.
- Build and maintain developer tooling and sample code that accelerate adoption of the Maps SDK.
- Partner with Developer Relations and Documentation teams to ensure tools and APIs are well-documented and discoverable on the Apple Developer website.
- Bachelor's in Computer Science and at least 2+ years of software engineering experience in a production environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, ability to explain complex problems clearly and succinctly
- Passion to collaborate and iterate on ideas in a cross-functional team
- Proficiency in JavaScript and/or TypeScript
- Familiarity with modern web frameworks such as React, Vue, or similar
- Experience writing testable code and familiarity with unit testing frameworks
- 6+ years of production experience in a related role
- Familiarity with system architecture and API design
- Proven track record of architecting, developing, releasing and supporting critically important software components
- Familiarity with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) or other spatial visualization systems
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