# Software Development Engineer - iOS for Keyboard

Join the Keyboard Infrastructure team to build and maintain the foundational systems that power keyboard behavior across iOS & iPadOS. You'll own keyboard focus, lifecycle management, and the APIs that apps use to interact with keyboard layout - directly impacting every text input experience on iPhone and iPad. Description Design, develop, and maintain the keyboard focus system, ensuring correct and predictable focus behavior across complex app hierarchies Own keyboard lifecycle management - presentation, dismissal, transitions, and state restoration Build and maintain APIs for keyboard layout that apps rely on for positioning, insets, and animation coordination Ensure keyboard infrastructure works reliably across multitasking, Stage Manager, and diverse app architectures Collaborate with UIKit, SwiftUI, and framework teams to provide consistent keyboard behavior Debug and resolve complex issues spanning focus engines, responder chain, and windowing Write clear documentation and provide guidance to internal and external developers adopting keyboard layout APIs Minimum Qualifications BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience 2+ years of experience in iOS/macOS development (Swi

- **Id**: 4041279
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/apple-software-development-engineer-ios-for-keyboard>
- **Role**: Mobile
- **Role family**: Mobile
- **Seniority**: junior
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Cupertino, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-10T20:43:42Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-10
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-10T22:13:46Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 1822
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Operating Systems, Laptops, Smartwatches & Fitness Trackers, Tablets

## Company

- **Id**: 12
- **Name**: Apple
- **Domain**: apple.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/apple>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Apple Jobs

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 93
- **Open postings**: 358
- **Ghost share**: 0.008
- **Stale share**: 0.022
- **Repost share**: 0.064
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 122
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T06:52:35Z

## Technologies

- **Objective-C** — Optional: no
- **Swift** — Optional: no
- **SwiftUI** — Optional: no
- **UIKit** — Optional: no

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 2
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

### Education

- **Level**: bachelor
- **Optional**: yes

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-10T22:13:46Z

## Visa

- Country: US; Licensed sponsor: yes; Adverts offering sponsorship 24m: 0; Sanctioned now: no; Evidence: H-1B filings in 12 months: 6,350 · green card filings: 39; Filings 12m: 6350

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 122
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early, comp:junior,brand
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-10T23:47:19Z

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