DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer — Firmware Validation

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA, is seeking a DevOps-minded Infrastructure Engineer to own the CI/CD platform for AMS firmware validation. You will extend pipelines from static analysis to hardware-in-the-loop testing and maintain self-hosted runners and toolchains.

You will onboard new silicon platforms, automate test stations, and drive triage tooling across firmware, simulators, and QA teams to improve release quality. This role emphasizes hands-on hardware lab work and cross-team collaboration.

Qualifications

• BS degree in a technical discipline; minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
• DevOps/infrastructure background with ownership of CI/CD pipelines and shared engineering infrastructure.
• Strong Python for CLI tooling, orchestration, and system integrations against APIs/webhooks/service accounts.
• Hands-on experience operating self-hosted CI/CD (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar) including pipeline design, runner administration, and debugging at infra level.
• Proficiency with Git and integrating disparate build/test/reporting services into one coherent pipeline.
• Strong written and verbal communication; ability to drive cross-team triage and keep stakeholders aligned.

Responsibilities

• Own and extend the CI/CD platform end-to-end — including static analysis, unit tests, simulator testing, coverage, and hardware-in-the-loop silicon testing.
• Operate and harden the self-hosted runner fleet and toolchains; manage SDK/compiler/simulator versions and the packaging/release flow.
• Onboard new silicon platforms into CI/CD; extend configs, build/test matrices, and hardware integration for fast testability.
• Grow the validation lab as a product; automate test stations and reduce one-off edits.
• Drive deep cross-stack triage and root-cause analysis across firmware toolchain, simulators, and silicon test; build triage tooling.
• Develop and maintain firmware test cases and tooling on development boards and shipping products; setup test-station hardware with firmware QA collaboration.

Skills

DevOps

Infrastructure

Python

Git

Communication

Education

BS degree in technical discipline

Tools

GitLab CI

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Pip/Conda

NPM

Perforce

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Hardware

At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? We have an opportunity for a results-oriented and extraordinarily hardworking DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer. As a member of our multifaceted group, you will have the outstanding and great opportunity to craft upcoming products that will delight and encourage millions of Apple’s customers every single day.

Description

We're looking for a DevOps-minded engineer to contribute and grow the AMS firmware validation platform — the CI/CD, infrastructure, and tooling that builds, tests, and validates Mixed-Signal IP firmware from static analysis all the way through hardware-in-the-loop silicon test.

Responsibilities

• Own and extend the CI/CD platform end-to-end — from static analysis and unit tests through simulator-based testing, coverage, and hardware-in-the-loop silicon testing — plus the dashboards and reporting that make results actionable.
• Operate and harden the self-hosted runner fleet and toolchains — SDK/compiler/simulator versioning and the packaging and release flow that ships the platform to runners.
• Onboard new silicon platforms into CI/CD: extend configs, build/test matrices, and the low-level hardware integration that makes a new chip testable with minimal one-off effort.
• Grow the validation lab as a product — make changes to test stations safe, reviewable, and automated instead of manual, one-off edits.
• Drive deep, cross-stack triage and root-cause across the firmware toolchain, simulators, runner OS/SDK regressions, and silicon test, and build the triage tooling that speeds diagnosis for the whole team.
• Develop and maintain firmware test cases and tooling on development boards and shipping products — including hands-on setup of test-station hardware (connecting boards and devices, cabling, and bring-up) — partnering with firmware and QA teams to improve test coverage and release quality.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree in technical discipline with minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
• DevOps/infrastructure background: designing and owning CI/CD pipelines and shared engineering infrastructure, with an automation-first mindset.
• Strong Python for CLI tooling, orchestration, and system integrations against APIs, webhooks, and service accounts.
• Hands-on experience operating self-hosted CI/CD (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar): pipeline design, runner administration, job orchestration, and debugging failures at the infrastructure level
• Proficiency with Git and the ability to integrate disparate build, test, and reporting services into one coherent pipeline.
• Strong written and verbal communication; able to drive cross-team triage and keep stakeholders aligned.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with the hardware/firmware development lifecycle; exposure to SoC bring-up or silicon test.
• Comfortable working hands-on in a hardware lab — setting up boards and test stations and keeping them running.
• Familiarity with lab instruments (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, etc.) is a plus; day-to-day signal-level debugging and board probing are not a core part of this role.
• Experience with additional version-control systems (e.g., Perforce) or server-hosted Git platforms
• Packaging and versioning tools (pip/conda, npm, or equivalent) and managing dependency/release flows
• AI-assisted development and tooling (LLM agents, MCP-style integrations) for code review, triage, and automation.

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 $184,700 and $324,800, 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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