Embedded Software Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States
Hardware
The Product Integrity group is looking for a Systems Software Engineer to develop future products. As a member of the OS Diagnostics team, you will develop and maintain software used to characterize, calibrate, and test new hardware, debug software and hardware both independently and multi-functionally, and work with many other teams at Apple and at various contract manufacturers. Your experience writing and debugging software on different hardware platforms will be meaningful to your success.
Description
In this role, you will be responsible for developing, debugging, and maintaining internal software running on many Apple products. You will have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of worldwide cross-functional teams including Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Operations, and our Contract Manufacturing partners. You will engage with many products from early development through mass production where your contributions will directly impact hardware quality and end user experiences.
Responsibilities
• Solving complex problems that will require multi-functional engagement and support.
• Developing applications, frameworks, and command line utilities.
• Maintaining critical manufacturing software running on millions of Apple devices.
• Completing work with effective prioritization, communication, and multitasking abilities.
• Reviewing and implementing hardware test specifications.
• Supporting hardware production locally and remotely (travel up to 25%).
Minimum Qualifications
• BS in CS/CE/EE and 2+ years of software engineer career experience.
• Expertise in at least one of C++/Objective-C/Swift.
• Experience developing drivers/applications in Unix, Linux, or macOS.
Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with building embedded system architectures and using interfaces such as I2C, USB, PCIe.
• Experience building and debugging distributed applications.
• Experience debugging at all levels of an operating system.
• Experience with Python/Lua/Bash.
• Proven task management.
• Effective communication skills.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.