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Senior Embedded Software Engineer
AppleUnited Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 21 Jan 2026
About the role
Summary
Join a team of passionate and creative engineers dedicated to building technologies that will shape the future. We are a cross-functional group that thrives on collaboration, innovation, and tackling challenging problems to create products that are both profoundly useful and delightful to use. Our work lies at the intersection of groundbreaking hardware, software, and design, and we are looking for a key contributor to help us explore what's possible.In this role you will design and implement firmware and low level software for new groundbreaking Apple products and technologies. This is a hands-on role working closely with our electrical, mechanical, controls and AIML engineering counterparts.
Description
As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer you will be a critical member of a multi-disciplinary team, responsible for rapidly prototyping and validating novel concepts. Your work will directly influence future product direction by demonstrating the viability and potential of new technologies.Preferred Qualifications
Experience with networking, concurrency, and distributed systems, particularly for fault-tolerant, low-latency, closed-loop applicationsExperience with various sensor modalities (e.g., cameras, LiDAR, IMUs, depth sensors)
Experience in motor controls, actuation, audio, or switching power supplies
Background in electromechanical systems, motor control theory, and implementation of real-time control systems
Experience using Linux+PreemptRT or QNX in real time applications
Experience with robust coding and software development standards in safety-critical environments such as DO-178B/C, MISRA C, ISO 26262, or IEC 61508 / 62304
Minimum Qualifications
BS/MS degree in one of Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Mechatronics or Electrical EngineeringProficiency with embedded development
5+ years of firmware or device driver development
Strong, demonstrable coding skills in C and C++
Experience with embedded Real Time Operating Systems (FreeRTOS, VxWorks etc)
Experience with common interfaces (ie: I2C, SPI, UART, USB)
Familiarity with compilers and toolchains targeting ARM Cortex-M/R/A, etc.
Familiarity with tools such as debuggers, oscilloscopes, etc.
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