Embedded Software Infrastructure Engineer
Do you love crafting sophisticated solutions to highly complex challenges? Do you intrinsically see the importance in every detail? As part of our Silicon Technologies group, you'll help design and manufacture our next-generation, high-performance, power-efficient processor, system-on-chip (SoC). You'll ensure Apple products and services can seamlessly and efficiently handle the tasks that make them beloved by millions. Joining this group means you'll be responsible for crafting and building the technology that fuels Apple's devices. Together, you and your team will enable our customers to do all the things they love with their devices.
As an Embedded Software Infrastructure Engineer, you will build the systems that power development, validation, and release of firmware and RTOS-based software running on custom silicon. You will design scalable infrastructure for cross-compilation, hardware validation, and large-scale regression systems, enabling engineers to rapidly iterate while maintaining deterministic, high-quality releases. This role sits at the intersection of embedded systems, build engineering, and distributed infrastructure, and it is critical to delivering reliable software for next-generation SoCs.
Description
- Design and operate CI/CD pipelines tailored for embedded software, from build to automated regression on real silicon.
- Create systems for log aggregation, failure triage, and root cause anlysis across large test fleets.
- Generate detailed reports and dashboard views to track automation status, test coverage, failure trends, and release health.
- Partner with embedded developers to deploy toolchain updates, integrate development collateral, and support debug tools.
- Scale infrastructure to support thousands of daily builds and tests across multiple target devices and products.
- Build, maintain, and optimize compute/storage resources, both on-prem and cloud-based.
- Participate in discussions across multiple teams to help decide and align on best practices.
Preferred Qualifications
Strong embedded C/C++ programming skills
Experience working with RTOS software (FreeRTOS, Zephyr, ThreadX, etc.)
Experience with complex Jenkins systems, including Scripted Pipeline and Shared Library development
Experience maintaining Git repositories and deploying/operating Gerrit
Experience with build artifact management (storage, backups, and release generation)
Experience working with log aggregation tools such as Splunk
Deep understanding of cross-compilation toolchains (GCC, Clang) and build systems (Make, CMake)
Experience with hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) systems and low-level interfaces (JTAG, UART)
Exposure to silicon bringup and post-silicon validation tasks.
Minimum Qualifications
A minimum of a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related field with 3 years of experience.
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2-3 years of CI/CD or DevOps experience in a MacOS, Linux, or Unix environment
Experience building CI/CD systems at scale for embedded or low-level software
Expert Python programming skills
Experience working with databases and metrics/visualization tools (Grafana, Prometheus)
Experience working with containerized applications (Kubernetes, Docker) and configuration management systems (Ansible preferred)
Strong debugging skills for software under development and system-level failures
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Pay & Benefits
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $147,400 and $272,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
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