AR/VR, Embedded Software Engineer
Apple
Software Engineering
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
USD 181,100-318,400 / year + Equity
Posted on Mar 17, 2026
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll work on defining next generation of vision products. Apple Vision Pro is a revolutionary spatial computer that seamlessly blends digital content with your physical space. It will allow us to do the things we love in ways never before possible — all while staying connected to the people around us. Our team builds technology that defines industry standards, and therefore we seek people who thrive to innovate. Tenacity and the passion to learn are skills we value on our team, and if you want to impact millions of customers by working on the most advanced technology solutions, we want to talk to you.
As an Embedded Software Engineer working on vision platforms at Apple, you will be responsible for architecting, prototyping, and developing real-time software across the vision devices software stack.
- Architect and develop software solutions for complex system problems in next-generation AR/VR products.
- Drive initiatives from problem identification through cross-functional delivery.
- Discover high-impact system bottlenecks and propose effective architectural solutions.
- Apply deep expertise in OS and silicon architecture to design and develop software optimized for power , latency and thermally constrained devices.
- Debug hard to reproduce system issues and propose solutions.
- Develop early prototype platforms and software solutions.
- BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of relevant embedded software experience.
- Deep expertise in C/C++.
- Strong knowledge of operating system internals, silicon architecture, and embedded systems.
- Experience developing kernel drivers, embedded software, or system frameworks.
- Strong analytical and debugging skills with a track record of resolving software and hardware problems.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills across multi-disciplinary teams
- Familiarity with Gen AI coding tools. Demonstrated ability to use them for design, code generation, and debugging.
- Demonstrated experience building low-level systems software and frameworks.
- Proven track record of building software optimized for hardware constraints.
- Experience working on systems containing cameras, audio, displays, and latency-sensitive workloads.
- Approaches complex problems with innovative, first-principles thinking.
- Familiarity with Apple operating systems such as iOS, visionOS, or macOS.
- Experience leading technical initiatives in ambiguous problem spaces, from exploration through architectural definition.
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