Senior Software Engineer - Proximity and Context , Sensing & Connectivity
Apple
Software Engineering
Cupertino, CA, USA
USD 147,400-272,100 / year + Equity
Posted on May 29, 2026
Join our team at Apple and help us build the software for intelligent, spatially-aware customer experiences. We're developing algorithms that understand a user's context -- their location, movement, and device proximity -- to deliver technology that feels seamless and magical. You'll be at the forefront of innovation, designing software that drives intuitive and delightful interactions for Apple's users. Our algorithms help you find your items and friends, check the battery status of your AirPods, unlock your Mac, and set up your new wireless accessories. We also help your loved ones know you made it home safely and protect you against unwanted tracking. We are looking for candidates with outstanding coding skills, a passion for location technologies, machine learning or estimation background, experience in system design and wireless applications, and the ability to leverage generative AI tools for coding and analysis. If this description fits you, please read on.
Our team is looking for a highly-motivated engineer with excellent software development, quantitative reasoning, and communication skills. Candidates need to be very familiar with modern object-oriented programming languages such as C++ or Swift, as well as having an understanding of common design patterns, debugging techniques, and performant code. Experience with wireless sensing, probabilistic estimation, statistical reasoning, embedded platforms, the iOS ecosystem and large codebases are welcome backgrounds.
- We are a team motivated by shipping software and getting technology into the hands of our users. For our features, team members are responsible for the entire software development lifecycle: taking an idea from concept, to prototype, to production, and continuous improvement. Great candidates will be comfortable communicating and promoting their ideas, and eager to learn from others.
- We have a passion for quality and we regularly focus on the development and improvement of applications and tools for continuous integration, data analysis, and visualization. Candidates should be excited about not only building critical pieces of software but also the infrastructure around it. We make a serious commitment to software quality, engineering productivity, and automation. We are looking for an engineer who shares those values, and who actively uses machine learning and generative AI tools to accelerate development and analysis.
- Come join us build the technology which enables incredible spatially-aware experiences to our users now and for the future.
- 5+ years professional experience as a software developer on mobile or embedded platforms
- Demonstrable ability to write, debug, and profile software in modern object-oriented languages
- Experience with wireless technologies for ranging, location, or sensing
- Comfortable developing in Unix-like systems
- Capable of navigating, managing, and improving large code bases
- Demonstrated use of generative AI tools for software development or data analysis tasks
- Thrives in a fast-paced environment, developing large and complex systems
- Background in Bluetooth Low Energy, WiFi, and/or GNSS
- Working knowledge of digital signal processing
- Working knowledge of probability and statistics
- Machine learning or estimation background
- Experience applying machine learning to sensor data, signal processing, or location/proximity problems