Apple
Senior Audio Intelligence Triage and Integration Engineer, Watch Software
$176K–$264K
Cupertino, California · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years in software development, quality, or reliability engineering.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
About the job
Investigates and resolves complex issues in Apple Watch audio intelligence features, integrates software changes, and builds AI-assisted triage tools and workflows.
What you'll do
- Reproduce, diagnose, prioritize, and route issues across the software stack; analyze logs and diagnostics to identify root causes and regressions.
- Integrate software changes and coordinate evaluation with engineering and QA teams.
- Build, measure, and improve AI-assisted triage tools, agentic workflows, and shared knowledge systems.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
- 5+ years of experience in software development, quality, or reliability engineering.
- Strong debugging skills with macOS, iOS, or other UNIX-based systems; proficiency in Python and shell scripting; ability to debug Swift, Objective-C, or C.
- Hands-on experience building tools or workflows with LLMs, including agents, skills, or Model Context Protocol (MCP); understanding of ML evaluation and deployment.
Nice to have
- Experience with speech recognition, audio processing, natural language processing, or LLM-based features.
- Experience with on-device ML, Core ML, Xcode, Instruments, RAG, or engineering tools adopted beyond your team.
Pay
$175,500 and $263,800 (base salary)
Tools
Python, Swift, Objective-C, C, LLMs, Model Context Protocol (MCP), Core ML, Xcode
AI focus
Build and improve AI-assisted triage tools and agentic workflows using LLMs, skills, and MCP; measure their accuracy and impact, and maintain knowledge that helps engineers and AI tools triage accurately.
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