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The Human Interface Devices Software team is responsible for delivering high-quality drivers, frameworks and tools supporting sensing technologies across all Apple products. We have deep experience developing systems software and building stacks that enable the best user-experience for Apple's premiere input sensors. We work closely with Algorithms, Firmware, Design, and UI teams to ensure sensor and software performance is optimized across all layers of the stack.

Description
We are looking for an engineer to work on drivers, frameworks, and tools for iOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS and visionOS. In this role, you will maintain existing software and design new software stacks for future products and sensing technologies. Ideally, you have experience dealing with human factors, care deeply about user experience, enjoy supporting technology investigations, and are comfortable jumping between multiple levels of the software stack.

Preferred Qualifications
Ability to quickly familiarize yourself with code you've never seen before, and understand the pertinent functionality
Comfortable working at both higher and lower levels of software
Experience designing prompts, workflows, or guardrails for agentic AI tools in a systems/firmware context

Minimum Qualifications
Deep experience developing system software such as drivers, libraries or firmware.
Strong C/C++ and object-oriented programming skills.
Excellent debugging skills
Experience with profiling code in both kernel and userspace
Hands-on experience using agentic AI coding tools (e.g., Claude Code, Copilot Workspace, Cursor, or similar) to write, review, debug, or refactor production code
Self advised, analytical, and work well in a team environment
Strong verbal and written communications skills
Proficiency in English
BS or MS in CS/CE/EE

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