Software Engineer, 3D Vision & Perception

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $214k

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, 3D Vision & Perception

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Software Engineer - 3D Vision & Perception joins a computer vision and machine learning team focused on building real-time 3D perception and input systems for future products. This senior role involves designing software architecture for production systems and internal tools, implementing performance-critical algorithms for mobile and embedded platforms, and developing tooling for visualization, logging, debugging, and evaluation. The engineer will integrate these technologies into a broader end-to-end software stack while collaborating with researchers to develop spatial input and 3D tracking software. Key technical requirements include modern C++ expertise, experience with GPU deployment or hardware accelerators, and familiarity with Swift and Apple tooling for iOS or visionOS development. The role addresses the complex challenge of creating robust, real-time perception systems within a large production stack to solve problems in 3D perception, robotics, or AR/VR environments.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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Skills

C++ Swift iOS visionOS Computer Vision Machine Learning 3D Perception AR/VR Robotics Software Architecture

What you'll do

Design and drive software architecture for production systems and internal tools.
Implement and optimize performance-critical algorithms for mobile and embedded platforms.
Build specialized tooling for visualization, logging, debugging, and evaluation.
Integrate real-time 3D perception and input systems into the end-to-end software stack.
Develop world-class perception, spatial input, and 3D tracking software in collaboration with researchers.
Deploy algorithms to GPUs or other hardware accelerators for high-performance execution.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree and minimum of 3 years of professional software engineering experience.
Strong skills in modern C++.
Experience breaking down large problems and delivering robust solutions.
Curiosity about new technologies and flexibility to work across different layers of the software stack.
Experience with iOS or visionOS development, including Swift and Apple tooling (preferred).
Proven track record of shipping products or contributing to open-source projects (preferred).
Experience deploying algorithms to GPUs or other hardware accelerators (preferred).
Strong engineering rigor, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and analytical abilities (preferred).