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Apple
Cupertino, California
Source: Apple careers · View original posting
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Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. The Audio & Media Technologies group is at the center of audio for all of Apple's innovative products, including AirPods, HomePod, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Apple Vision Pro.
Sound is an essential and compelling facet of the customer experience, and we are looking for a Senior Audio Systems Architect to set the technical direction for how audio is captured, processed, routed, and rendered across the entire Apple product line.
Description
In this role you will own the end-to-end audio systems architecture spanning silicon, firmware, kernel drivers, and the user-space frameworks that power every Apple product. You'll partner deeply with silicon, EE, acoustics, ML, and framework teams to make the architectural calls that define audio on Apple platforms several years out — from clocking and DMA topology on next-generation SoCs, through secure firmware partitioning, all the way up to the APIs that third-party developers build on.
This is a hands-on architect role: you'll prototype, write code, lead deep-dive investigations into systemic issues, and convert those findings into durable architectural fixes.
We are looking for someone who is a force multiplier — an engineer who has materially adopted AI-assisted engineering into their daily practice and can show concrete examples of where coding agents, LLM-driven analysis, and tool-calling workflows have changed how they work. You will be expected not only to use these tools fluently yourself, but to identify the highest-leverage workflows for the broader audio organization, prototype them, and drive their adoption across firmware, driver, and framework teams.
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 $184,700 and $324,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
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.
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