Job Details

Software Development Engineer - Systems

Cupertino, California, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: May 22, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200604302

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Develop hardware-specific drivers and algorithms that allow the RTOS (real-time operating system) to function in Apple’s SOC (system-on-chip) architecture. Design and develop BSP (board support package) framework software. Design and implement BSP/device drivers for modems. Perform modem software integration, trouble shooting and testing. Execute performance evaluation studies and define methodology to meet the performance budgets (MIPS, CPI, CPU load). Develop platform services and drivers responsible for platform initialization and boot of CPUs. Perform platform bring up activities (pre-silicon and silicon) including issue analyzing, bug fixing for all infrastructure components within BSP. 40 hours/week. 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 $172,931 - $214,500/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

• 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

• Utilizing C and C++ to implement driver code that controls Hardware components

• Applying knowledge in computer system to read and comprehend hardware specifications, data sheet and programming manual

• Applying knowledge in operating system and multi-thread programming to design drivers for cellular protocols and hardware components

• Applying Software testing methodology to design unit test for hardware component driver

• Utilizing software debugger (gdb equivalent) to analyze and fix coding bugs and issues

• Utilizing embedded system knowledge to break down and diagnose steps for system level issues

• Review Hardware specifications to ensure requirements of Hardware architectures are met

• Applying knowledge in cellular communication system (including SC-FDMA, OFDMA, AS, NAS) in component driver design

• Utilizing knowledge in 3GPP standard to analyze and identify issues caused by system performance bottleneck

• Utilizing 3GPP protocol sniffer and analyzer to identify problematic areas

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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