What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pre-Silicon Software Engineer position at Apple?
Summary
Posted:
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200472220
Home Office: Yes
Are you a big-picture thinker who loves 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, you'll be an essential part of our brand's personality, ensuring the OS is inseparable from each device's identity as a whole. That's because this group is committed to building fully integrated operating systems that combine hardware, software, and apps into a single Apple experience. Your dedication to cross-disciplinary collaboration will help develop groundbreaking technologies, such as iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. By crafting these distinct, holistic user experiences, you'll continue to uphold and advance the excellence people expect from Apple devices. The Pre-Silicon Evolution team within Apple's CoreOS organization is searching for dedicated software engineers to develop software infrastructure and tooling for Apple Silicon SoCs. Our team lives at the intersection of hardware and software, and we push the boundaries of full-system, pre-silicon simulation to enable software development for iOS and macOS products during the earliest phases of their development.
Key Qualifications
- Highly proficient in Python.
- Backend development experience using Django or Flask.
- Proficiency with UNIX: bash scripting, networking, triaging issues using error logs.
- Experience with PostgreSQL or similar.
- Curiosity about learning embedded firmware, macOS kernel and driver internals, and ARM SoC simulation technologies.
Description
The software tooling and cloud infrastructure we develop is used across Apple's hardware and software organizations. We design technologies that enable development and testing of both hardware and software features for future Apple products to ensure that they work seamlessly together before they are manufactured. As a Pre-Silicon Evolution engineer (Full Stack), you will play a significant part in crafting a cloud Pre-Silicon simulation environment used across the organization for a broad range of upcoming Apple devices.
Education & Experience
BS in CS, CE, EE or equivalent industry experience required
Additional Requirements
- Experience designing and implementing REST APIs.
- Experience automating deployment using Docker or Kubernetes.
- Experience with JavaScript (jQuery, Angular, React, Vue) and CSS
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 $105,500 and $196,500 annualized, 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. about Apple Benefits.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Salary : $105,500 - $196,500
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