Updated Jan 26, 2026 using last 90 days postings.

Apple Hiring Trends – January 2026

Apple is heavily scaling its hardware design and verification capabilities, particularly focusing on advanced SoC power integrity, RF system integration for wireless technologies, and CPU microarchitecture development for its custom silicon powering devices like iPhone, iPad, Mac, Watch, and Vision Pro. Concurrently, the company is investing in machine learning and AI engineering, with teams working on computer vision for Apple Maps 3D experiences, infrastructure for large-scale ML projects spanning image generation, LLMs, and natural language processing, as well as product management roles driving AI-powered search intelligence. All roles are based primarily in California and Texas, with a strict on-site work policy, highlighting Apple's emphasis on close collaboration in hardware and software innovation workflows.

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Tracked openings

4,346

Remote share

0%

Top location

United StatesCA (2720), TX (419)

Top category

Hardware Design And Verification

Inside The Product

Summary

Apple is hiring at scale across hardware, software, and services to ship consumer devices (iPhone, iPad, Watch), core operating systems, and ML-powered features. Openings emphasize machine learning infrastructure, device wireless and power integration, manufacturing/process engineering, and internal engineering tools.

What They Build

  • 3D mapping and computer vision for global-scale Apple Maps 3D experiences
  • Machine learning and AI systems (indexing terabytes, LLMs, CV, NLP, image generation)
  • Operating system and developer tools (macOS/iOS performance analysis and internal apps)
  • Wireless/RF systems integration and validation (Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, 5G, NFC, UWB)
  • SoC power delivery and power integrity for silicon and system designs
  • Manufacturing process development and new product introduction for high‑volume devices (iPad)
  • Search intelligence, recommendation systems and knowledge graph development
  • Solutions and technical sales for enterprise/government customers

Customers & Users

  • Consumers of Apple hardware and services (iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch users)
  • Apple internal engineering teams (OS, silicon, RF, manufacturing, tooling)
  • State and local government agencies and public-sector IT buyers
  • Media and sports platforms/features that rely on knowledge graph/back-end systems

Workflows & Systems

  • Cross-functional collaboration with chipset manufacturers, test equipment vendors, antenna and RF/HW design teams for prototyping to mass production
  • Machine‑learning project lifecycle from infrastructure build (indexing terabytes) to product launch
  • New product introduction (NPI) and process development for high‑volume manufacturing (DOE, GD&T, SPC)
  • Research-to-product flow (publishing CV/ML research and shipping production 3D vision features)
  • Product leadership translating ambiguous requirements into technical roadmaps and internal tooling needs

Role Insights

Hardware Design and Verification

Hiring for RF systems integration and SoC power integrity to validate wireless performance and power delivery from prototype through mass production.

Embedded Software Engineering

Roles support firmware, test solutions, and scalable embedded software for wireless standards and device integration.

Senior iOS/macOS Engineering

Senior engineers are sought to build both consumer-facing and internal macOS/iOS applications, including performance analysis tools and polished UX.

Machine Learning & AI Engineering

Hiring spans research and systems work: computer vision research for Maps 3D and infrastructure to index terabytes for LLMs, CV, NLP and image generation projects.

Software Engineering (Backend)

Backend hires work on knowledge graph and large-scale services (e.g., sports & media knowledge graph) that power media and search features.

Product Management (Search & AI)

Product roles drive AIML consumer features—search, recommendation and language-model based experiences—partnering closely with engineering and UX research.

Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering

Manufacturing Design Engineers focus on process development, tooling, DOE and capability assessment for high‑precision, high‑volume iPad production.

Systems/Infrastructure Engineering

Senior infrastructure engineers build backend systems and platforms to launch ML projects and manage large datasets across domains.

Solutions Engineering / Sales

Solutions sales roles combine technical consulting and go‑to‑market skills to deliver bundled Apple technology solutions to government and commercial customers.

OS Performance Tools / Internal Tooling

Leadership hires are focused on owning technical vision and building sophisticated internal performance analysis apps for macOS engineering teams.

Team Focus

  • Hardware Design And Verification: 614 roles (14.1%)
  • Embedded Software Engineering: 539 roles (12.4%)
  • Senior Ios Engineering: 518 roles (11.9%)
  • Machine Learning And Ai Engineering: 398 roles (9.2%)
  • Software Engineering: 178 roles (4.1%)
  • Mechanical Engineering: 140 roles (3.2%)
  • Engineering Management: 128 roles (2.9%)
  • Data Engineering And Infrastructure: 125 roles (2.9%)

Skill Stack

Hardware Design And Verification

RF system design RFIC circuit design CMOS technology Virtual prototyping SystemC modeling Test automation Silicon characterization Signal integrity simulation

Embedded Software Engineering

CPU microarchitecture RTL design UVM verification Embedded C programming RF calibration algorithms SoC integration Firmware development Design verification

Senior Ios Engineering

Mechanical design Injection molding 3D CAD Tolerance analysis Tool fabrication Plastic tooling Product design Manufacturing process

Machine Learning And Ai Engineering

Computer vision Deep learning frameworks Foundation models ML infrastructure Distributed systems Natural language processing Model training ML optimization

Software Engineering

System software Cloud orchestration Distributed storage Site reliability engineering Build and release Microservices Kubernetes Python programming

Mechanical Engineering

Process development Mechanical fabrication DOE and SPC DFM and NPI Vendor management Analog layout design Optical characterization CNC machining

Location Footprint

  • CA, US: 2720 roles (62.6%)
  • TX, US: 419 roles (9.6%)
  • WA, US: 335 roles (7.7%)
  • India: 216 roles (5.0%)
  • Israel: 107 roles (2.5%)
  • OR, US: 97 roles (2.2%)
  • MA, US: 84 roles (1.9%)
  • NY, US: 82 roles (1.9%)

Seniority Mix

  • Mid: 2928 roles (67.4%)
  • Senior: 1180 roles (27.2%)
  • Entry: 158 roles (3.6%)
  • Intern: 80 roles (1.8%)

Role Types

  • full_time: 4162 roles (95.8%)
  • contract: 136 roles (3.1%)
  • internship: 23 roles (0.5%)
  • part_time: 14 roles (0.3%)
  • temporary: 11 roles (0.3%)

Hiring Cadence