Senior Prototyping Software Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Santa Clara, CA
Salary
$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
140 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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This role $255k
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About Apple Inc

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

Apple Inc currently has 1984 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Prototyping Software Engineer

As a Sr. Prototyping Software Engineer, you will join a multi-disciplinary team to rapidly design, build, and iterate on end-to-end functional prototypes that explore new home product concepts. You will be responsible for the entire lifecycle of complex prototypes, including hardware design, sensor integration, and software development. Your daily work involves integrating multimodal sensor systems like cameras and microphones, developing perception and sensor fusion pipelines, and writing low-level firmware using C/C++, Python, or Swift within real-time operating systems. You will apply machine learning models for context awareness and build polished user interfaces using frameworks like SwiftUI or UIKit. The role focuses on the technical challenge of creating high-quality, demo-ready prototypes to validate new technologies and solve complex problems in home environments, requiring expertise in embedded systems, signal processing, and various wireless protocols such as Thread, Matter, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth.

What you'll do

  • Design and build end-to-end functional prototypes to explore new home product concepts.
  • Integrate multimodal sensor systems including cameras, microphones, and environmental sensors into hardware.
  • Develop perception, sensor fusion, and on-device intelligence pipelines for home use cases.
  • Write low-level firmware and develop applications using RTOS to bring up custom hardware.
  • Apply machine learning models to solve problems in perception, context awareness, and user intent.
  • Create polished, high-quality user interfaces and interaction models suitable for executive demonstrations.
  • Rapidly prototype systems combining custom hardware, firmware, and software into functional proof-of-concepts.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics, or equivalent practical experience.
  • 6+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and integrating systems that span both hardware and software.
  • Proficiency in Swift, C/C++, and/or Python for systems-level or embedded development.
  • Strong foundation in mathematics including linear algebra, probability, statistics, and signal processing.
  • Experience with embedded systems, real-time operating systems (RTOS), and low-level device drivers.
  • Experience applying machine learning techniques to on-device problems like perception and sensor fusion.
  • Proficiency in hardware fabrication skills such as CAD design, 3D printing, and PCB layout/soldering.
  • Ability to develop polished user interfaces using frameworks like SwiftUI or UIKit.

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