With winter fast approaching, and the drudgery of the morning commute becoming more apparent, the idea of opening your laptop in front of a sunny vista, or even in the comfort of your own home, is probably more appealing than ever.
The good news is, that you don’t need to wait until next year to apply for a remote job. While scores of companies are starting to usher workers back into the office, companies like Apple are still advertising for fully remote roles, making it a great time to try and pursue flexible work.
To help you find your balance, we’ve rounded up some WFH-friendly roles currently available at Apple. We’ve also explained how the company’s remote policy weighs up with competitors, for those open to pursuing opportunities elsewhere.
Fully Remote Jobs to Apply for at Apple in November
For those interested in bagging a fully remote job at Apple, the company is currently hiring 69 US-based ‘Home Office’ roles. Lots of these opportunities are only available to students, however, so we recommend visiting the company’s career page for more information on job descriptions and eligibility criteria.
Full-time jobs at Apple
We’ve highlighted some of Apple’s fully-remote roles, available to candidates across the US. We’ve also included where the job reports to, to help you navigate time-zone factors.
- K-12 Sales Enablement Specialist (Austin, TX)
- PC Board Designer (Austin, TX)
- Technical Content Lead, WW Field Engineering (Austin, TX)
- US Healthcare BPO Program Manager (Austin, TX)
- US Enterprise Sales Manager (Austin, TX)
- People Business Partner Leader (Boston, MA)
- Higher Education Account Executive (Boston, MA)
- Audio Test Automation Manager (Cupertino, CA)
- ISE, System Experience – Software Engineer, macOS System Experience (Cupertino, CA)
Apple Support College Program At Home Advisors
Apple is also hiring for fully-remote At Home Advisors. The role is available to students on campuses up and down the country. We’ve rounded up some colleges where the company is hiring but head to Apple’s career portal for the full list.
What’s The Future of Remote Work at Apple?
While Apple embraced remote work during the Covid-19 pandemic, the iPhone manufacturer was one of the first companies to repeal the policy by pushing employees back into the office. Apple rolled out an official hybrid work pilot program in September 2022, and has since threatened to discipline workers who don’t come in at least three days a week by limiting their career progression.
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Apple is still hiring for some fully remote positions, including the ones we’ve listed above. However, as the company moves towards a hybrid future, the number of remote opportunities available to new candidates continues to dwindle each month.
Apple’s CEO Tim Cook believes that in-personal collaboration is “essential” to the organization’s culture, and certain roles that benefit more from in-person work may require to come to the office more than three days a week. Yet, the company claims it’s not moving towards a full-time return to the office, like Amazon and Dell.
The Seattle-based company has also taken a number of actions to support workers during this transition, including redesigning its office spaces to increase communal areas and developing new collaboration workplace tools. Employees are also entitled to a work-from-anywhere benefit, in which they’re able to work from anywhere for up to two weeks per year.
Which Tech Companies Are Leading the Pack When It Comes to Remote Work?
Not a fan of Apple’s wishy-washy remote policy? Fortunately, if you’re committed to securing a top job without sacrificing flexibility, there are tons of tech companies that are more lenient when it comes to remote benefits.
Microsoft was one of the pioneers of remote working back in 2020, and the company continues to embrace the work-from-anywhere movement by issuing no strict mandatory office returns. Underpinned by its commitment to support independent working styles, and its collaborative Microsoft 365 workplace tools, the company lets its staff work remotely 50% of the time, or request additional approval from their managers. The collaborative software company is also hiring for a large number of fully remote roles, with 400 positions currently accepting applications this November.
Streaming giant Shopify is also resisting the trend of ending remote work, with its CHRO Katarina Berg recently commenting that she’s willing to give employees the flexibility to choose where they work because she doesn’t want to “treat them like children”.
Lots of companies with hybrid policies are still hiring for fully remote roles too, including Yahoo, Amazon, and Fleetio, to name a few. Check out our round-up of fully remote jobs currently accepting applications this November to browse opportunities that let you work on your own terms.
