Senior Embedded Software Engineer

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Apple

Sunnyvale

On-site

Posted January 21, 2026

Job Description

Summary

Join a team of passionate and creative engineers dedicated to building technologies that will shape the future. We are a cross-functional group that thrives on collaboration, innovation, and tackling challenging problems to create products that are both profoundly useful and delightful to use. Our work lies at the intersection of groundbreaking hardware, software, and design, and we are looking for a key contributor to help us explore what's possible. In this role you will design and implement firmware and low level software for new groundbreaking Apple products and technologies. This is a hands-on role working closely with our electrical, mechanical, controls and AIML engineering counterparts.

Description

As a Senior Embedded Software Engineer you will be a critical member of a multi-disciplinary team, responsible for rapidly prototyping and validating novel concepts. Your work will directly influence future product direction by demonstrating the viability and potential of new technologies.

Minimum Qualifications

BS/MS degree in one of Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Robotics, Mechatronics or Electrical Engineering Proficiency with embedded development 5+ years of firmware or device driver development Strong, demonstrable coding skills in C and C++ Experience with embedded Real Time Operating Systems (FreeRTOS, VxWorks etc) Experience with common interfaces (ie: I2C, SPI, UART, USB) Familiarity with compilers and toolchains targeting ARM Cortex-M/R/A, etc. Familiarity with tools such as debuggers, oscilloscopes, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with networking, concurrency, and distributed systems, particularly for fault-tolerant, low-latency, closed-loop applications Experience with various sensor modalities (e.g., cameras, LiDAR, IMUs, depth sensors) Experience in motor controls, actuation, audio, or switching power supplies Background in electromechanical systems, motor control theory, and implementation of real-time control systems Experience using Linux+PreemptRT or QNX in real time applications Experience with robust coding and software development standards in safety-critical environments such as DO-178B/C, MISRA C, ISO 26262, or IEC 61508 / 62304