Apple promotes Indian-origin engineer Rajesh Ambati to vice-president of engineering

Apple has promoted Indian-origin software engineer Rajesh Ambati to vice-president of engineering as part of a leadership reshuffle at the technology giant, recognising his nearly two decades of work in software development and connectivity technologies.

Ambati's promotion comes alongside the elevation of Louie Sanguinetti and Derek Shaeffer to vice-president positions. All three executives work on technologies central to keeping Apple devices connected to the internet through cellular, wireless and other communication networks. The appointment marks a significant milestone in Ambati's career at Apple, where he has steadily advanced through senior engineering positions since joining the company in 2009.

Who is Rajesh Ambati?

Ambati has built his career around software engineering, wireless communication and connectivity systems. Before his latest promotion, he served as Apple's senior director of software engineering, overseeing software development for cellular, connectivity and satellite technologies.

His responsibilities extended across software engineering, performance analysis, testing, certification and reliability. These systems play a critical role in ensuring that Apple devices maintain stable and efficient connections across different networks and communication services. His elevation to vice-president places him among Apple's senior engineering leaders responsible for technologies that underpin the company's connected-device ecosystem.

A career spanning Apple and Motorola

Ambati joined Apple in October 2009 as a senior software engineering manager after spending nearly seven years at Motorola, where he worked as an engineering manager from January 2003 to November 2009.

His career at Apple has been marked by a series of promotions. He became director of software engineering in October 2014 and advanced to senior director in October 2019. He held the senior director position until September 2026, when he was elevated to vice-president of engineering.

According to his LinkedIn profile, Ambati has spent more than 17 years at Apple, building a career that spans technical leadership, software development and engineering management.

Educational background

Ambati holds a master's degree in electrical and computer engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology.

He has also pursued additional studies in statistics for artificial intelligence, machine learning and data science through Stanford Continuing Studies. His academic background further includes management strategy studies at Rutgers Business School. His latest appointment reflects a career that combines technical expertise with years of leadership experience in one of the world's most influential technology companies.