Apple Home / Matter Networking Engineering

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 181,100 - 318,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Educational reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

A leading technology company is seeking experienced engineers to enhance reliability and scalability in networking for smart home environments. Ideal candidates should have over 5 years in networking, proficiency in C/C++, and experience with various protocols like Thread and Zigbee. You'll collaborate with diverse teams and innovate on network metrics, ensuring robust connections across devices. This is a remote position, offering comprehensive benefits and opportunities for career growth.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of networking experience required.
• In-depth knowledge of C/C++ is mandatory.
• Experience with Thread and Zigbee is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Work with test labs and engineering teams on Thread/Matter standards.
• Drive metrics improvements for network reliability.
• Profile the network and implement tested solutions.

Skills

Networking application work

Packet analysis

Wiretraces

Wireless protocols

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

As Apple builds deeper and more complex experiences in Home, scalability and reliability become essential to make sure we're building the great experience our users expect! We're looking for remote engineers to participate in both the Thread & Matter standards with a primary focus on reliability and scaling. The current team is fairly geo-diverse and we're excited to bring people in from all over who share the excitement and passion of the connected home, and networking!

Description

In this role, you would be working with our test labs, Apple internal and third party Thread/Matter engineering teams in the standard. You'd be expected to build out and drive key metrics, and show improvements to the size of the network that can be maintained reliable, but also allow for more traffic to flow on the network as well - as new use cases come in that will demand more activity on the network. A small group of people will be solely focused on profiling the network, identifying problems and solutions, implementing them, testing them - rinse repeat.

Responsibilities

• Candidates should be very independently driven, and experienced in (ideally) Thread, but at least senior/seasoned Networking application work. Have demonstrated the ability to deeply understand and design reliable networks. Expectations are that they can be given a goal, work with internal and external teams to drive large cross functional efforts, keep them on track, and report on them. Need to be highly technical, and need in field experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of networking experience, in depth knowledge of and experience with C, C++, other languages optional. Must understand packet analysis and wiretraces, must also have experience with Wireless protocols.

Preferred Qualifications

• Thread experience
• Zigbee experience
• WiFi experience
• Congestion control experience

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
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