Apple

Designs phones, computers and their operating systems

Software Engineer: Linux Driver and Kernel Developer

Systems Software EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 10 or more years of relevant industry experience are required.
Experience in embedded Linux kernel development is required.
Experience in C programming is required.
Experience with ARM architecture is preferred.
Familiarity with the Linux graphics stack, including Mesa, Vulkan/OpenGL, and GPU compute, is preferred.
Experience validating GPUs with graphics and compute workloads, stress tests, or conformance suites such as Vulkan CTS and igt-gpu-tools is preferred.
Knowledge of Linux kernel internals, including process scheduling, memory management, concurrency and synchronization, memory allocation, and file systems, and knowledge of networking or storage subsystem architecture are preferred.
Device driver development and support across one or more of USB, networking, graphics, video, storage, and power management are preferred.
Kernel-space debugging skills are preferred.
Experience exercising and validating systems from user space, including knowledge of user-space APIs, is preferred.
Experience porting or maintaining a Linux distribution for a platform is preferred.

Responsibilities

Work closely with designers and architects to understand functional IP blocks and their use cases.
Implement board support packages and perform software bring-up on pre-silicon and post-silicon platforms.
Develop Linux device drivers and user-land tests to exercise and validate subsystems in complex systems-on-chip.
Debug and identify the root cause of hardware and software issues.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with ARM architecture.
Familiarity with the Linux graphics stack, including Mesa, Vulkan/OpenGL, and GPU compute.
Experience validating GPUs with graphics and compute workloads, stress tests, or conformance suites such as Vulkan CTS and igt-gpu-tools.
Knowledge of Linux kernel internals, including process scheduling, memory management, concurrency and synchronization, memory allocation, and file systems, and knowledge of networking or storage subsystem architecture.
Device driver development and support across one or more of USB, networking, graphics, video, storage, and power management.
Kernel-space debugging skills.
Experience exercising and validating systems from user space, including knowledge of user-space APIs.
Experience porting or maintaining a Linux distribution for a platform.

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish. Dynamic, smart people and inspiring, innovative technologies are the norm here. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with all Apple hardware products. The same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices, strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it. Join us to help deliver the next groundbreaking Apple product. Are you passionate about changing the world? We have a critical impact on getting high-quality, functional products to millions of customers quickly, and we are hiring at all levels — from junior to senior roles. As part of the Silicon Validation team, you will develop Linux device drivers and user-land tests for exercising and validating the various subsystems in complex SoCs.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field and 10+ years of relevant industry experience Experience in embedded Linux kernel development Experience in C programming

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with ARM architecture Familiarity with the Linux graphics stack (Mesa, Vulkan/OpenGL, GPU compute) Experience validating GPUs with graphics and compute workloads, stress tests, or conformance suites (e.g., Vulkan CTS, igt-gpu-tools) Knowledge of Linux kernel internals (process scheduler, memory management, concurrency/synchronization, memory allocation, and file systems) and networking or storage subsystem architecture Device driver development and support across one or more of the following: USB, networking, graphics, video, storage, and power management Debugging skills in kernel space Experience exercising and validating systems from user space, including knowledge of user space APIs Experience porting and/or maintaining a Linux distribution for a platform

Description

Work closely with designers and architects to understand functional IP blocks and their use cases Implement BSP and perform software bring-up on pre- and post-silicon platforms Develop Linux device drivers and user-land tests for exercising and validating the various subsystems in complex SoCs Debug and root-cause a variety of hardware and software issues

About the Company

Apple

Designs phones, computers and their operating systems

Apple designs and sells consumer electronics, from iPhone smartphones and Mac computers to tablets and wearable devices. Its operating systems manage apps and built-in functions for communication and work, while iCloud stores files and synchronizes data across devices. Customers buy additional digital services through subscriptions such as Apple Music and Apple TV, and developers distribute software through the App Store. Apple earns money from hardware sales, subscriptions and digital transactions, selling directly to customers and through retailers and mobile carriers around the world. It was founded in 1976 and has its headquarters in Cupertino, California.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Cupertino, CA
Founded: 1976

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