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Perception Systems Software Engineer

Today San Diego, CA

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The Audio & Media Technologies group in Apple's Software Engineering organization is building a Perception Systems team to develop a secure software architecture for multi-modal awareness on Apple platforms. This highly cross-functional team will work with experts across Apple who develop advanced machine learning AI algorithms that utilize input from cameras, microphones, and other sensors to enable future Apple products to better understand the world around them, while maintaining Apple's industry-leading standards for privacy and security

Description

We are looking for highly motivated and passionate systems and algorithm software engineers to create a secure Perception Systems software architecture for Apple platforms. These roles will involve developing an algorithm execution runtime, real-time algorithms for camera, audio, and other sensors, and a corresponding system framework and APIs. This new framework will integrate with other system components and applications to enable new experiences on future Apple products.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with on-device ML frameworks and systems

Experience developing and using performance tracing, profiling, logging tools

BS or MS in Computer Science or other related field or equivalent

Minimum Qualifications

Excellent software design/programming skills in Swift, Objective-C and/or C/C++.

A passion for understanding end-to-end systems, from the user experience down to the hardware

Experience with on-device ML frameworks, especially involving image and video processing

An understanding of how to develop and debug multi-threaded software

Proactive learning and a passion for learning new technologies

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Client-provided location(s): San Diego, CA
Job ID: apple-200629882-3543_rxr-658
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-11-10T19:06:41

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