AirPlay Engineering Investigations Lead

The AirPlay software engineering organization is responsible for the technology that enables seamless wireless audio and video streaming across Apples ecosystem including iPhone iPad Mac Apple TV HomePod and CarPlay. AirPlay powers some of Apples most beloved experiences from multi-room audio playback to screen mirroring and continues to scale to meet the demands of an ever-growing range of devices and position is within the AirPlay Engineering Investigations function an embedded team of engineers who serve as force multipliers for the broader AirPlay org. The team focuses on rapid prototyping exploratory testing and building the tools and test infrastructure that allow engineers to validate new features and performance improvements quickly and reliably. Representative work includes designing test environments to evaluate AirPlay scalability across large HomePod group playback scenarios pushing the boundaries of whats possible while ensuring a rock-solid experience for users.

Were looking for a technically versatile and hands-on engineer who thrives in ambiguous fast-moving environments. Youll work directly alongside AirPlay feature engineers to prototype new ideas design and build test rigs and develop the frameworks that make rigorous investigation possible at scale. Youll need a sharp instinct for isolating variables a love of measurement and the ability to translate complex empirical findings into actionable engineering be a key partner across software hardware and QA disciplines operating at the intersection of experimental engineering and production-quality systems. Whether youre standing up an RF chamber test environment characterizing latency under load or building automation to reproduce a tricky multi-device scenario youll bring both curiosity and rigor to every investigation.

Lead the design and execution of engineering investigations across AirPlays feature areas from multi-room audio synchronization to large-scale group playbacknArchitect and build test rigs and lab environments including RF chamber setups network simulation environments and multi-device configurations to support controlled reproducible testingnPartner closely with AirPlay feature engineers and cross-functional teams (hardware QA product) to define investigation plans and surface findings quicklynDevelop tooling automation and frameworks that accelerate the teams ability to prototype measure and iteratenSynthesize empirical data from investigations into clear actionable recommendations for engineering and leadership

5 years of software engineering experience with hands-on experience in systems or embedded programming (Swift Objective-C C/C or Python)nExperience designing and operating hardware-in-the-loop test environments RF test chambers or comparable physical test infrastructurenStrong background in performance testing profiling and measurement methodologynDemonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and communicate complex technical findings to diverse audiences

Experience with Wi-Fi and Bluetooth protocols and RF fundamentals relevant to AirPlay environmentsnFamiliarity with audio or video streaming systems synchronization protocols or media playback pipelinesnTrack record of building internal tooling or test automation that meaningfully improved engineering velocity