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Embedded Software Engineer

Location
Austin, TX · On-site
Job type
Full-time
Level
Mid-level
Experience
2+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Listed
28 days ago

Skills & highlights for this role

  • C++
  • Objective-C
  • Swift
  • Unix/Linux/macOS driver development

Also useful

  • I2C
  • USB
  • PCIe
  • Python
  • Lua
  • Bash

Summary

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.

About the role

In this role you will be responsible for debugging, maintaining, and developing internal software running on many Apple products. You will have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of worldwide multi-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. Your responsibilities will include:

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
Read the original posting

From Apple's careers page, first listed on Rolev.ai on October 12, 2026. Rolev.ai is not the employer.

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