Imagine what you could do here at Apple. Every day, bold ideas become extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences faster than anywhere else in the world. We are looking for passionate, dedicated individuals who bring both technical depth and creative thinking to their work. The Audio and Media Technologies (AMT) team sits at the heart of audio, video, and graphics support across Apples most innovative products, including HomePod, AirPods, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Apple TV. Our Audio team provides the foundational audio infrastructure that powers technologies such as FaceTime, Camera, AirPlay, Siri, Pro Audio, Streaming, and Music playback. The work you do here will be heard by hundreds of millions of people around the world. As a member of the Audio HAL (Hardware Abstraction Layer) team, you will be on the front lines of building the systems that define Apples audio experience. You will solve complex engineering challenges, develop new features and capabilities, and maintain and evolve the developer-facing APIs used by both application and driver developers across the ecosystem. We are looking for a self-starter who communicates with clarity and precision, pays close attention to detail, and approaches hard problems with creativity and rigor. You will thrive in a fast-paced, high-impact environment where your work ships to customers globally. Above all, you are someone who genuinely cares about delivering an exceptional audio experience, for both Apple customers and the broader developer community.Design, develop, and maintain core components of the Audio HAL and related audio subsystems. Collaborate with driver, audio stack, and application teams to define and implement new audio features. Own and evolve developer-facing APIs, ensuring they are robust, performant, and intuitive. Debug complex audio issues spanning hardware, drivers, and software layers. Conduct thorough code reviews and contribute to a culture of engineering excellence. Strong C++ programming skills; familiarity with Swift. Solid understanding of multi-threaded programming and operating systems concepts. Experience with digital audio systems. Proven debugging skills across complex software stacks.BS or MS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience. 5+ years of experience with real-time audio software. Familiarity with real-time constraints and low-latency systems.
We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.
There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.