Safety and Location Software Engineer

Cupertino Until 9/21/2026 First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 2026
Job description

At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. As a Software Engineer on the Safety and Location team, you will be working with the teams responsible for designing and productizing innovative safety features like Emergency SOS Live Video, Crash Detection, Fall Detection, and SOS via Satellite to name a few. By collaborating with other product development groups across Apple, you’ll push the industry boundaries of what wireless systems can do and improve the product experience for our customers across the world. This position requires someone comfortable with all aspects of software development, who thrives in a multifaceted multifunctional organization, is not afraid to debate ideas openly, and is flexible enough to take on requirements that evolve dynamically due to changing customer needs and regulations.

Description

The environment is fast-paced, requiring the ability to work autonomously and to manage the aggressive delivery schedules. Suitable candidates should have a strong background in Computer Engineering, excellent problem solving skills, and passion for improving existing processes and tools. The right mix of technical, organizational, and communication skills is the key to success. Attention to detail and a proven ability to manage priorities are essential.

Minimum Qualifications

Strong Software Engineering skills including design, programming (C, C++, Python, Git) and debugging
Experience crafting APIs and broad experience in system design
Well versed in software design paradigms and software development best practices, including development with Gen AI assisted and agentic workflows
Excellent analytical, programming, and debugging skills

Preferred Qualifications

Thrives in a collaborative environment and can clearly communicate while driving multiple projects across teams
Genuine passion for safety-oriented technology and a drive to continuously innovate in ways that make a real difference in people's lives
Familiarity with basics of RF or location estimation technologies
Experience designing and debugging frameworks and multi-threaded / multi-process systems
Deeply passionate about user privacy and understand the balance between privacy and safety
A creative mindset with a track record of bringing innovative ideas to life in safety-critical or user-facing products
Experience with Objective-C or Swift programming

About this role

Summary

Develop safety features and collaborate on system design in a fast-paced environment

Job title

Safety and Location Software Engineer

Experience level

mid level

Industry

technology

Location requirements

On-site in Cupertino, with remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

CC++PythonGitAPI designsystem designdebugging

Preferred skills

collaborativesafety technologyRFlocation estimationmulti-threaded systemsprivacyObjective-CSwift

Specializations

software developmentAPI designsystem designmulti-threaded systemslocation estimation
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City