Wi-Fi / Bluetooth Software System Performance Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems

San Diego Until 9/23/2026 First posted July 25, 2026 Last posted July 25, 2026
Job description

Join the Wireless Technologies and Ecosystems organization and be part of an outstanding team of engineers driving innovation on products used by millions worldwide! Our team is looking for a highly motivated Performance Engineer to drive optimization of software design for Apple’s latest products, including the next generation of iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, AirPods, and Mac!

Description

Be a key member of the Connectivity Firmware Performance team, where you'll work on software design testing and optimization from early prototypes until productization. The work involves devising performance evaluation methodologies on SW/HW prototypes, analyzing logs, and making recommendations for implementing software design based on trade-off analysis at a system & product level.

Minimum Qualifications

You have a background or research experience in RF, Digital, and Wireless communications
Programming experience in C or C++
You're experienced working with wireless sniffers and protocol analyzers to debug and root cause issues
You have experience with Python and Matlab for testing, data analysis and visualization
You're proficient in Python with hands-on experience using data science libraries for data manipulation & analysis
You have a Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

You're experienced with power, performance trade-off analysis
You have a strong understanding one of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Thread, or related protocols
You work with CPU profiling and optimizations
You have a Masters or PhD or equivalent experience
You approach problems flexibly, adjusting strategies as needed for practical solutions
You're focused on priorities and drive efforts toward achieving results
You stay curious, continually seeking to learn and improve processes
You have research or work experience in using AI/ML towards wireless problems

About this role

Summary

Optimize software performance for wireless products using testing, analysis, and debugging.

Job title

Wi-Fi / Bluetooth Software System Performance Engineer, Wireless Technologies & Ecosystems

Experience level

professional level

Industry

wireless technologies

Location requirements

San Diego, hybrid work possible

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

cc++pythonmatlabwireless protocol analysis

Preferred skills

power performance analysisbluetoothwificpu profilingai ml

Specializations

wirelessperformanceprotocolsoptimizationRF
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

San Diego, CA, USA

Hybrid City