Core Firmware Evolution Engineer

March 16, 2025

Job Description

Apple, Inc.

Do you see the big picture and love setting ambitious goals? Do you have a passion for understanding how each line of code affects all the others? In the Core Operating Systems group we ensure that the OS is inseparable from each device’s identity as a whole. That’s because we are committed to building fully-integrated operating systems that combine hardware and software into a single Apple experience that spans multiple product lines. Your dedication to cross-disciplinary collaboration will help our team develop groundbreaking technologies for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. By crafting these distinct, holistic user experiences, you’ll continue to uphold and advance the excellence people expect from Apple devices. Join us, and use your imagination to help us continue to surprise and delight our customers!

Description

The Core Firmware Evolution team in Core OS is seeking a systems software engineer to modernize, refactor, and scale Apple’s OS-loader firmware to improve development efficiency, firmware security, and cross-product consistency. Partnering with other development teams, you will ensure that Apple’s products continue to lead the market in security, usability, and robustness.



Minimum Qualifications

  • Experience in embedded firmware, device driver, and/or kernel-level development
  • Experience with C
  • Knowledge of unit, integration, and system testing approaches and how to apply them
  • Passion for delivering high-quality, innovative software
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with quickly learning, debugging, and improving on an existing complex system
  • Experience with driving technical innovation across broad development community
  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
  • Knowledge of modern processor architectures and supporting hardware
  • Experience with – and in-depth knowledge of – real-time operating systems
  • Experience with C++ and Python 3

  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure 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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Source

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