Apple
Technical Partner Engineer - Apple Home, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems
$175K–$263K
San Diego, California · Full-time · Posted Apr 7, 2026
- Experience
- 3–5+ years in embedded software, systems engineering, or technical partner engineering roles.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
About the job
Enables smart home accessory partners to integrate Apple Home technologies by guiding implementations and resolving system-level connectivity and interoperability issues.
What you'll do
- Serve as the primary technical interface for smart home accessory partners and guide Apple Home integrations.
- Lead partner engagements, including architecture reviews, implementation guidance, and validation.
- Debug system issues across hardware, firmware, networking stacks, and cloud interfaces; manage technical workstreams and blockers.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
- 3–5+ years of experience in embedded software, systems engineering, or technical partner engineering roles.
- Embedded systems engineering experience, including hardware–software integration and troubleshooting across networking stacks and device interactions.
- Hands-on experience with Thread, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), protocol analysis tools, packet sniffers, and log analysis workflows.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with the Matter protocol.
- Experience in smart home / IoT ecosystems.
Pay
$175,000 and $263,300 USD base salary
Tools
Thread, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), Matter, packet sniffers
Model-written summary · the original posting is authoritative