About the role

What will you do at Apple?

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better.

It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll work on defining next generation of vision products Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space.

It will allow us to do the things we love in ways never before possible — all while staying connected to the people around us. Our team builds technology that defines industry standards, and therefore we seek people who thrive to innovate. Tenacity and the passion to learn are skills we value on our team.

We seek a talented design engineer to work with cross-functional groups to continually push the envelope of the technology implemented in Apple products within the realm of embedded systems. If you want to impact millions of customers by working on the most advanced technology solutions, we want to talk to you.

DESCRIPTION As an Embedded Software Engineer working on vision platforms at Apple, you will be responsible for architecting, designing, prototyping, and developing real-time software across the vision devices software stack. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience. 7+ years of relevant embedded software experience. Accomplished programming skill in C/C++.

Strong knowledge of operating system internals, silicon architecture, and embedded systems. Experience developing kernel drivers, embedded software, or system frameworks. Strong analytical and debugging skills with experience resolving problems that span the hardware/software boundary.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, both one-on-one and in group settings Experience leading initiatives across multi-disciplinary teams Familiarity with Gen AI coding tools, and experience using them for design, code generation, testing, and debugging. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Experience leading technical initiatives in ambiguous problem spaces, from exploration through architectural definition. Experience developing in simulation/emulation environments.

Proven track record of building software optimized for hardware constraints. Experience working on systems containing cameras, audio, displays, and latency-sensitive workloads. Approaches complex problems with innovative, first-principles thinking.

Familiarity with Apple operating systems such as iOS, visionOS, or macOS. Understanding of Swift programming language.

Which skills does this role require?

CC++Embedded SystemsKernel DriversOperating System InternalsSilicon ArchitectureSystem FrameworksDebuggingReal-time SoftwareSpatial ComputingGen AI Coding ToolsHardware-software BoundaryEmbedded SoftwareVision ProductsGen AICross-functionalPrototyping

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