Summary
Jon Boley is an audio engineering leader with 14 years of experience translating psychoacoustics and signal-processing research into shipped products, currently managing cross-functional audio system development at Apple. He combines deep technical roots—from DSP and echo/noise suppression to perceptual modeling—with program-level orchestration honed at GN Group and Shure. Holding a PhD in auditory neural coding and an MS in Music Engineering, Jon blends rigorous science with applied engineering to drive measurable improvements in listening experiences. Known on GitHub as an "Audio Epistemologist," he brings a curiosity-driven approach to problem framing that surfaces non-obvious tradeoffs between perception, algorithms, and product constraints. Based in Cupertino, he is people-focused and skilled at empowering engineers to move from research insights to robust, production-ready audio systems.
14 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
PhD, Biomedical Engineering (Auditory Neural Coding), PhD, Biomedical Engineering (Auditory Neural Coding) at Purdue University
BS, Electrical Engineering, BS, Electrical Engineering at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
MS, Music Engineering, MS, Music Engineering at University of Miami