Job Details

AR/VR Software Development Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States

Machine Learning and AI

Summary

Posted: Jun 24, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200607215

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. Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine the feasibility of design within time and cost constraints, using software development knowledge like system design and programming patterns. Design, develop, and modify software systems using programming languages including C/C++/ObjectiveC/Swift. Utilize scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure the outcomes and consequences of design. Develop and direct software system testing on different types of Apple hardware devices, and validation procedures, programming, and documentation. Modify existing software to correct errors, allow it to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance. Confer with engineers, programmers and others to design system and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces. Author functional unit and integration tests for corresponding software features to prevent regressions. Write technical documentation for corresponding software features and API using documentation frameworks such as Doxygen.
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 $147,713 - $214,500/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 or related field.

• Experience and/or education must include:

• Developing Augmented Reality systems to interact with real world data

• Using C/C++ software development to develop core framework functionality

• Experience applying computer architecture knowledge and principles for optimizing code performance

• Using stash and GitHub for GIT-based workflows to develop code

• Using 3D Graphics stack and linear algebra to develop 3d software features

• Debugging software and graphics related software problems

• Designing simple and secure API layers for code development

• Writing software routines for cross process communication and network synchronization

• Developing unit tests using common testing frameworks to ensure software reliability

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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