About the role

What will you do at Apple?

Join Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems and drive innovation that matters! We

build and seamlessly integrate technologies that enrich people’s lives and

deliver the absolute best user-experience. As part of the Wi-Fi software

development team, we make decisions that influence the connectivity experience

on products people use every single day, across the world. Are you a software

development enthusiast passionate about internet-enabled devices and networking

protocols? Do you want to learn more about Wi-Fi and other wireless

technologies? If your answer is yes, we may have the job for you! Wi-Fi enables

wireless, high-speed, and low-latency connectivity required for smooth AR/VR

experiences, allowing headsets to communicate with computers, cloud servers, and

other devices in real time. Modern Wi-Fi standards improve bandwidth and reduce

lag, enabling seamless and immersive AR/VR applications.

DESCRIPTION

As a Wi-Fi team member, you will be responsible for designing, developing and

optimizing Wi-Fi networking subsystem software across Apple products including

iPhone, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. You will also be working across software

stacks (Frameworks and API, UI, OS services, and drivers) to maintain and

productize features collaboratively with the hardware and software teams within

all of Apple. You will be expected to own, drive and execute the full software

development cycle - from the ideation, design, implementation, to testing and

measuring the success of the feature you develop. We want you to make

intelligent compromises between several contradictory factors such as ease of

use, performance and efficiency.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

You have 5+ years experience developing software using C/C++, or

Objective-C/Swift You have experience with UNIX systems, and a deep

understanding of operating system fundamentals You have excellent analytical,

problem-solving skills, programming and debugging skills Understanding of TCP/IP

suite of protocols English language proficiency

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

You thrive in a collaborative environment and can clearly communicate while

driving multiple projects across teams You are laser-focused on the smallest

details that are meaningful to our customers You have experience developing on

Apple platforms You possess excellent collaboration skills You are obsessively

passionate and inquisitive, and seek to tackle everyday problems in innovative

ways Knowledge of 802.11 technologies and standards Experience developing

software using embedded SDKs, frameworks and/or BSPs

Which skills does this role require?

CC++Objective-CSwiftUNIXOperating system fundamentalsTCP/IPWireless technologiesNetworking protocolsDebuggingSoftware development cycleWi-FiSoftware EngineerWireless TechnologiesNetworking ProtocolsAR/VRSoftware Development CycleAPIDriversOperating SystemsConnectivityPerformance OptimizationHardware Integration

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