TL;DR
Key Takeaways
- Contribute to Swift language runtime libraries as an intern.
- Gain experience in low-level systems programming and open-source contributions.
- Based on-site at Apple's London campus.
About the Role
The Swift Runtimes team at Apple is looking for an intern to contribute to our work on the Swift language runtime libraries. This position provides the opportunity to work with our world-class runtime engineers on code whose performance has an impact both across Apple's product range and in the wider Swift community.
What You'll Do
- Contribute to the evolution and development of the cross-platform runtime libraries that underpin the Swift programming language.
- Learn about the lowest level aspects of the runtime environment for a sophisticated modern programming language.
- Contribute code publicly to the Swift project repositories on Github as a member of the Swift Open Source community.
- Receive technical guidance, code reviews, and mentorship from community members.
Minimum Qualifications
- Interest in low-level systems programming
- Practical experience with C++
- Basic knowledge of Swift
- Strong communication and teamwork skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Practical experience with Swift
- Familiarity with x86-64 and/or Arm64 assembly language
- Experience contributing to Open Source projects
- Interest in compilers and programming languages
- Development experience on multiple platforms