Senior Software Engineer, Sensing & Connectivity
The Motion & Interaction team designs and delivers intuitive customer experiences through motion sensing. When you simply raise your wrist, shake your head, or move your device to interact, it’s the work of engineers and scientists on this team. Our fingerprints can be found across core capabilities and experiences on iPhone, Watch, AirPods, Vision Pro, and other Apple products. We are a multidisciplinary team, uniting expertise in algorithms, software, hardware, and design. We come from diverse backgrounds in software engineering, firmware development, machine learning, signal processing, controls, statistics, and more. Our environment values engineers who proactively seek responsibility for complex systems with deep technical challenges.
We are seeking a dedicated, self-motivated software engineer to build Apple’s next-generation sensor fusion technologies and interactive experiences! This role involves developing and optimizing embedded algorithms and APIs, with an emphasis on power, memory, and real-time performance. You will work closely with scientists, engineers, project managers, and designers throughout the product lifecycle, working towards the best possible customer experience.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, EECS, or equivalent experience
- Solid understanding of algorithm design and data structures
- Strong and intuitive understanding of object-oriented design
Preferred Qualifications
- Results-oriented, with a proven ability to effectively prioritize and deliver tasks on schedule
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Strong proficiency in C++
- Experience delivering production code for embedded or real-time systems
- Experience designing and implementing interfaces between algorithms, software, and firmware
- Strong product sense, including the ability to balance technical feasibility with user experience