Sr. Software Engineer, Siri Speech

Cupertino Until 9/21/2026 5+ years exp First posted July 23, 2026 Last posted July 23, 2026
Job description

Join the team redefining what a deeply personal and integrated assistant can be.  As part of the Siri organization, you will help shape one of the world's most widely used AI assistants, powered by our next-generation of Apple Intelligence, with capabilities like personal context understanding and on-screen awareness, built with privacy from the ground up. Your work will have direct, meaningful impact for users across iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and visionOS. This is a rare opportunity to build at the intersection of cutting-edge AI and human-centered design, shipping technology that is centered around users and their needs.

Description

Apple Intelligence has a transformative impact on our customers worldwide, and the Speech team is at the forefront of this technology revolution. As a software engineer on the Siri speech team, you will be an important member of a diverse and passionate group of engineers and scientists dedicated to building the foundational technologies that power meaningful experiences across Apple’s ecosystem, from Siri, dictation, and captioning to accessibility features and third-party apps.

We are seeking an exceptional Sr. Software Engineer to lead the design and development of the next-generation Speech-to-Text APIs. In this role, you will be at the intersection of software engineering, machine learning, and product design. You will drive the technical strategy to integrate cutting-edge ML and generative AI capabilities into elegant, scalable, developer-friendly APIs.

This is a highly technical role requiring strong technical leadership and the ability to partner effectively across teams and functions.

Minimum Qualifications

Software engineering experience with strong programming skills in Swift and/or Objective-C (5+ years)
Experience utilizing Swift to build well-documented, easy-to-use APIs
Strong software architecture skills
Demonstrated experience planning and delivering software projects with and for cross-functional teams
Outstanding communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors degree in Computer Science or other equivalent technical field
Background in building applications on constrained hardware systems (limited memory, processing, and power)
Experience integrating speech recognition or other machine learning technologies

About this role

Summary

Lead design and development of Speech-to-Text APIs integrating ML and AI.

Job title

Sr. Software Engineer, Siri Speech

Experience level

5+ years

Minimum experience

5+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

Must be located in Cupertino, remote not specified

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

SwiftObjective-Csoftware architectureAPI development

Preferred skills

machine learningspeech recognitionapplication development constrained hardware

Specializations

speech recognitionmachine learningAPI designAI
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Cupertino, CA, USA

On-site City