Software Engineer - Location and Spatial Awareness

San Diego, California


Employer: Apple
Industry: Software and Services
Salary: Competitive
Job type: Full-Time

Summary
In today's world, knowing the physical surroundings is undoubtedly crucial. We depend on this knowledge to navigate, discover, and operate various devices. Apple strives to meet these needs in the most robust and innovative ways possible. We are seeking individuals who share the same commitment to help achieve success. The company believes that having highly skilled individuals working in a creative and collaborative environment will allow for new solutions to old problems. If you find this environment exciting, let's discuss it further.

Our team utilizes radio signals like Ultra-Wideband (U1 and U2) chips to create innovative features and experiences such as AirTag precision finding, Handoff, Nearby Interaction API, and digital car key. We focus on developing new methods to enable our devices to be spatially conscious of each other, allowing for more natural and intuitive interactions. We are a dynamic and collaborative group that works in interdisciplinary areas such as UWB/WiFi/BT localization, inertial fusion, computer vision, and AI/ML. Our hands-on environment ensures we always push the boundaries of what's possible.

Our involvement in product development spans from idea generation, and concept reviews, to production. We are searching for a passionate Software Engineer with a background in electrical engineering, computer science, or a related field. As a Software Engineer, your responsibilities will include software development, integration, and building customized tools for validating and unit testing upcoming Apple features and products. This will require working closely with other teams at Apple. This is an exciting opportunity to be among the first to witness the creation of new Apple products and features.

As a prospective candidate, you should have proficiency in C++ and OOP and familiarity with scripting languages. Additionally, you should have a strong understanding of software debugging, troubleshooting, and unit testing.

Key Qualifications
Highly skilled in C/C++ and OOP
Proficient in scripting languages such as Python or Matlab.
Knowledge of professional software engineering and best practices, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, and testing.
A positive outlook towards stepping into uncharted technology space and working hard to deliver exceptional intuitive user experience.
Strong interest in technologies related to wireless location and/or connectivity. - Excellent collaboration skills
Familiar with statistics concepts and data analysis.
Understanding different localization technologies is a plus.
Understanding of Machine Learning/Deep Learning is a plus
Understanding of Computer Vision is a plus
iOS, OS X, application, and/or Unix system development a plus - Knowledge of UWB/WiFi/BLE standards is a plus

Description
We seek an enthusiastic and imaginative person with a strong drive for
software development, integration, and verification. The job entails working with exceptional engineers and scientists dedicated to addressing
fascinating issues concerning spatial awareness and relative location.

Education & Experience
Minimum requirements: A bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, Applied Mathematics, or related fields, with 2 years of industry experience.

Additional Requirements
  • Passion for learning new skills, techniques, and programming languages/libraries/ frameworks.
  • Desire to be exposed to all aspects of development: prototyping, planning, designing, productizing, launching, and scaling.
  • Thrive in a collaborative environment and communicate effectively.
  • Laser-focused on the minor details that are meaningful to our customers.

Created: 2024-05-02
Reference: 200549764
Country: United States
State: California
City: San Diego
ZIP: 92109

About Apple

Founded in: 1976
Number of Employees: 154000


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