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Senior Software Engineer, Applied ML - Watch Software

Apple

Cupertino, CAFull-timeSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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Location
Cupertino, CA
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
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Job overview

Apple’s team develops sensing and machine-learning technologies for Apple Watch and other products, creating features such as DoubleTap, AssistiveTouch, Handwashing, and Raise to Speak. The Software Engineer will work across disciplines, from scalable modeling pipelines to on-device prototyping and productization, collaborating with research and product teams to explore new experiences and ship features.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Swift, requiredPython, requiredNumPy, requiredMatplotlib, requiredPandas, requiredTime Series Analysis, requiredCommunication, requiredCollaboration, requiredIndependent Work, requiredMachine Learning Methods, nice to haveStatistical Analysis, nice to haveModeling Pipelines, nice to haveData Processing, nice to haveModel Training, nice to haveModel Evaluation, nice to have

Qualifications

5+ Years Software Development Experience, requiredM.S. In Computer Science, Machine Learning, or Related Field, nice to have

Full job description

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200691400-0836

Summary

Our team is working toward a future where our devices are aware of us and our environment, they directly support our health and wellbeing, and they nudge us to be more thoughtful, present, and inspired human beings. We believe there is huge opportunity to improve lives and the world by understanding people, our activities, connections, and the environments we live in using sensing and machine learning on our devices.

Our team works with cross-functional partners across Apple to create high-impact features and new ways to interact on Apple Watch, home products, and new hardware. We prototype new experiences, develop and ship products, and publish our work. We are a creative, multi-disciplinary, optimistic, and collaborative team.

Come join us and build the future!

Description

The team you will join is responsible for creating the technologies that power new, innovative product features for Apple Watch, like DoubleTap, AssistiveTouch, Handwashing, and Raise to Speak. We are highly collaborative and partner with a variety of research and product teams across Apple to explore novel experiences and ship features.

We are looking for a versatile Software Engineer who is passionate about developing innovative, ML-driven product features that push the boundaries of sensing and human-computer interaction, and who can work across disciplines — from building scalable modeling pipelines to rapid on-device prototyping and full-scale productization.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 5+ years of professional software development experience.

  • Expertise using Swift to develop on Apple platforms.

  • Familiarity with Python and numerical processing libraries (NumPy, Matplotlib, pandas) for time series analysis.

  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work independently or in small teams.

Preferred Qualifications

  • M.S. in Computer Science, Machine Learning, or a related field.

  • Knowledge of machine learning methods and statistical analysis.

  • Experience building scalable modeling pipelines for data processing, training, and evaluation.

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.

How this job compares

Set against the 38,872 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 14, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • California median$163–243K/yr6,926 salary ranges
  • California median$47–67/hr129 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 8,509 open Software Engineer jobs in California and 38,872 across the US. 8% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (32,117 postings).
Education
12,029 of the 38,872 open Software Engineer jobs (31%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

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