Firmware Release Engineer - Camera
Apple's Camera Firmware team is seeking a skilled Firmware Engineer with a strong focus on release process. In this role, you will contribute to the development of camera firmware for Apple's proprietary image signal processing pipeline, and play a key role in managing the firmware release lifecycle.
Description
This is a highly collaborative position where you will work closely with camera firmware developers, QA team, build team, and CI team to streamline our release process. You will be responsible for coordinating firmware changes, identifying and resolving regressions, and ensuring that firmware integrations proceed smoothly into the daily iOS/macOS/visionOS builds.","responsibilities":"Collaborate with the Camera ISP Firmware and QA teams to plan and execute release activities, ensuring smooth integration and delivery across firmware components.
Coordinate with firmware developers to manage release cycles-tracking code changes, resolving integration conflicts, and verifying that all inter-project dependencies are satisfied for each release.
Partner with the QA team to triage and debug firmware regressions during post-merge and pre-submission phases; perform root cause analysis and collaborate with developers to implement fixes.
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Work closely with the Build and CI teams to manage and maintain software branches for multiple release milestones. Drive continuous improvements in release process, branching strategy, and version control workflows.
Contribute to camera prototyping projects, supporting both firmware development and release management.
Preferred Qualifications
Understanding of camera technologies and image signal processing pipeline.
Familiarity with camera software stack.
Minimum Qualifications
BS and a minimum of 2 years of relevant industry experience.
Proficiency in C/C++.
Familiar with GIT or other version control system.
Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.
Understanding of multi-thread software and embedded RTOS system.
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