Software Development Engineer - iOS for Keyboard
Apple
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Cupertino, CA · Posted November 10, 2026
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About the job
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.