DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer — Firmware Validation

Apple • Cupertino, CA

12d

About The Position

Apple is seeking a results-oriented DevOps-minded engineer to contribute to and grow the AMS firmware validation platform. The role focuses on the CI/CD, infrastructure, and tooling used to build, test, and validate Mixed-Signal IP firmware, from static analysis through hardware-in-the-loop silicon testing. The engineer will design and own CI/CD pipelines and shared engineering infrastructure, build Python-based tooling and integrations, and help integrate build, test, and reporting services into a coherent workflow. The position also involves operating self-hosted CI/CD systems and coordinating cross-team troubleshooting and stakeholder communication.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required.
• DevOps or infrastructure background, including designing and owning CI/CD pipelines and shared engineering infrastructure, with an automation-first mindset.
• Strong Python skills for CLI tooling, orchestration, and system integrations against APIs, webhooks, and service accounts.
• Hands-on experience operating self-hosted CI/CD systems such as GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar.
• Experience with pipeline design, runner administration, job orchestration, and debugging infrastructure-level failures.
• Proficiency with Git and ability to integrate disparate build, test, and reporting services into one coherent pipeline.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to drive cross-team triage and keep stakeholders aligned.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the hardware and firmware development lifecycle; exposure to SoC bring-up or silicon test.
• Comfort working hands-on in a hardware lab, setting up boards and test stations and keeping them running.
• Familiarity with lab instruments such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers; signal-level debugging and board probing are not core responsibilities.
• Experience with additional version-control systems such as Perforce or server-hosted Git platforms.
• C programming or firmware development experience.
• Experience with packaging and versioning tools such as pip, conda, or npm, and managing dependency and release flows.
• Experience with AI-assisted development and tooling, including LLM agents or MCP-style integrations for code review, triage, and automation.
• Containerization or service-deployment experience, such as Docker.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and grow the AMS firmware validation platform.
• Design and own CI/CD pipelines and shared engineering infrastructure.
• Develop Python CLI tooling, orchestration, and integrations with APIs, webhooks, and service accounts.
• Operate self-hosted CI/CD systems, including pipeline design, runner administration, job orchestration, and infrastructure-level failure debugging.
• Integrate build, test, and reporting services into a coherent pipeline.
• Drive cross-team triage and keep stakeholders aligned.
• As applicable, set up hardware boards and test stations and help keep them running.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time