Software Development Engineer - Systems

Apple•Austin, TX

About The Position

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. DESCRIPTION APPLE INC has the following available in Austin, Texas. Design and develop functional and security-driven features on a wide range of devices (e.g., phones, watches, tablets, laptops, desktops), from requirements all the way to implementation and testing. Design and implement secure bootloaders for ARM processors, leveraging knowledge of C, C++ and real-time OS development. Bring up new hardware platforms and new embedded systems while solving hardware-related issues and performing adaptations to existing code bases. Leverage hardware and software debuggers to diagnose issues in pre-silicon simulation and post-silicon embedded systems. Develop device drivers to extend the functionality of existing firmware while maintaining high security standards and performance requirements. Interface with cross functional teams to root cause system issues and drive them to resolution. 40 hours/week.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related field and 5 years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or related occupation.
2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required: Using C programming language for designing, developing and testing C firmware for embedded devices in real-time environments, with an understanding of security, performance and maintainability of such projects.
Using C++ programming language for designing, developing and testing firmware for encapsulation, abstraction and maintainability.
Utilizing C and C++ for firmware code reviews and analyzing various code paths to create granular and extensive test plans.
Using Python programming language and shell scripting for writing test frameworks, augmenting build system processes and automating daily activities.
Utilizing JTAG with GDB (or similar tools) for on-device and post-mortem firmware debugging via breakpoints and watchpoints, step throughs and hardware-software interaction analysis.
Utilizing Device Driver experience to control peripherals including I2C, SPI, and GPIOs, manage interrupts for real-time hardware events, handle direct memory mapping and access for efficient hardware-software communication, and optimize driver performance to meet low-latency and real-time constraints.
Working with cross-functional teams to understand and communicate the implications of requirements and system behaviors on cross-functional features, ensuring alignment and integration.

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Responsibilities

Design and develop functional and security-driven features on a wide range of devices (e.g., phones, watches, tablets, laptops, desktops), from requirements all the way to implementation and testing.
Design and implement secure bootloaders for ARM processors, leveraging knowledge of C, C++ and real-time OS development.
Bring up new hardware platforms and new embedded systems while solving hardware-related issues and performing adaptations to existing code bases.
Leverage hardware and software debuggers to diagnose issues in pre-silicon simulation and post-silicon embedded systems.
Develop device drivers to extend the functionality of existing firmware while maintaining high security standards and performance requirements.
Interface with cross functional teams to root cause system issues and drive them to resolution.

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