AirPods Software Engineer, Sensing & Connectivity

Do you want to help make magic happen Be part of the team that delivers exceptionalnexperiences like Spatial Audio Precision Finding Live Listen and seamless connectivity acrossnApples world-class headphones and accessories. Join our team to drive innovation that mattersnto millions of customers provide the wireless foundation for Apples innovative products such as AirPods andnAirTags crafting technologies that enrich peoples lives and deliver an unparalleled usernexperience. Were looking for motivated engineers to design and implement amazing newnfeatures across the Apple ecosystem - from deep embedded firmware to host-side frameworks.

ring surprise and delight to our customers in this multi-faceted software role that forms thenpillar of AirPods AirTags and other accessories. You will be challenged with unique problemsnspanning the full stack - from real-time embedded firmware to system frameworks - as younbuild and develop software solutions for current and next-generation makes this role unique is the end-to-end ownership: our team owns critical softwarencomponents on both sides of the wireless connection - the embeddednfirmware running on accessories and the system software on iOS/ visionOS devices. This dualnownership gives us the power to craft seamless connected experience and innovate across thenentire stack. Whether youre debugging a tricky Bluetooth protocol issue optimizing audionlatency or implementing a new feature that spans accessory and host youll be solving uniquenchallenges that directly impact millions of users every day.

Develop and maintain embedded Bluetooth stack features on resource-constrainednaccessories with real-time performance requirementsnDesign and implement system software daemons and frameworks on iOS/visionOSnBring up new audio products and chipsetsnEnsure secure and private wireless communications across Apples ecosystemnDebug complex issues spanning iOS-device software and accessory firmwarenCreate diagnostic tools telemetry systems and testing infrastructure for cross-platformnfeatures working closely with QAnCollaborate with a wide variety of cross-functional teams to build and deliver end-to-endnexperiencesnDrive innovation on emerging wireless technologies and product features

Bachelorʼs degree in computer science computer engineering electrical engineering ornequivalent experiencenStrong C/C programming skills with attention to code quality performance andnmaintainabilitynSolid understanding of systems programming concepts: memory management concurrencynstate machines and event-driven architecturesnStrong analytical and debugging skills - ability to dig deep into complex problemsnThrive in collaborative environments with excellent written and verbal communication skillsnComfortable leveraging AI and LLM-based development tools (e.g. Claude Code) to enhance productivity across coding debugging and documentation workflows

Experience with Objective-C Objective-C or SwiftnExperience with real-time operating systems (RTOS) embedded systemsnfirmware device drivers or low-level system softwarenKnowledge of real-time audio or wireless technologiesnPassion for product ownership and track record of delivering features end-to-end