Drimva

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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First seen Oct 21, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)