Job Details

Software Development Engineer - Systems

Cupertino, California, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: May 22, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200604028

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Design and develop real time embedded system software for high speed telecommunications systems in electronic devices such as iPhones, iPads, Apple Watches. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Design and development of 5G cellular protocol stack development for implementing the 3GPP requirements in the 5G modem. Optimize the cellular data plane and layer-1 control SW for high throughput and low latency performance by efficiently utilizing HW-SW co-existence. Generation of intellectual property (Ips) for Apple in 5G cellular data plane architecture by contributing to new ideas and enhancements in Apple products. Using debuggers such as LLDB, logging tools internal to Apple such as ATLAS to Debug and triage issues reported by customers on Apple 5G products and provide efficient solutions. Optimize Power consumption by Apple cellular device by designing and developing power efficient cellular algorithms.
40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,800 - $264,200/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering or related field and 3 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

• 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

• Real Time embedded systems for software processing

• C programming, data structures and algorithms for complex data structures and algorithms

• Utilizing 3GPP cellular standards, TCP/UDP and higher layer networking protocols for LTE, NR data plane and control plane protocols

• Utilizing data path layers, L3/PDCP/RLC/MAC/PHY for End-to-end data flow in uplink and downlink direction for IP packets

• Utilizing LLDB, trace logs, crash dumps to analyze and debug complex system issues such as system crashes, throughput drops

• Understanding of cellular layer 1 control cellular protocol aspects

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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