Location Software Engineer
- Location
- San Diego, United States of America
- Education
- Bachelor's degree
- Job function
- Software/Internet/AI
Posted Nov 9, 2026Last confirmed open Nov 11, 2026
About this role
Develop and enhance multi-sensor navigation technology as a location software engineer. Craft the next generation of location-aware mobile experiences by working on state-of-the-art technologies to seamlessly integrate people’s digital and physical lives. Are you passionate about building technology that will make a difference?
Do you flourish with good creative challenges? Do you love attention to detail? If so, we might just be the team for you.
Here at Apple, we build devices and services that enrich our customers’ lives. In the location technologies group, we help people connect: with each other, and with our planet. We reach more than a billion people.
We help them find their way, and we help them find each other. Every single day, our customers use more than 5,000 years of location services, so what we do and how we do it makes a difference. Join our team, and we’ll help you do the best work of your life.
If you join our team, you’ll design, develop, debug, and support location software with a focus on multi-sensor radionavigation technology. You’ll collaborate to qualify performance and support commercialization for hundreds of millions of users on multiple hardware families. You’ll design and implement data structures, threading models, business logic, and system architectures in support of location services.
You’ll also optimize performance, robustness, and scalability of new and existing services.
Proficient in C++ or Java Proficient in modern object-oriented programming concepts and design patterns -Proficient in efficient, real-time software design Applicants should have a PhD, Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
Ability to communicate effectively Eager to learn new techniques and experiment with cutting-edge navigation technologies Familiar with Linux-based operating systems Familiar with statistics concepts and statistical data analysis Comfortable implementing complex mathematical algorithms and bookkeeping schemes Comfortable working with a development team on a large body of code
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