Linux Driver & Kernel Engineer for SoCs

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in California is hiring a Software Engineer to develop Linux device drivers and kernel components for complex SoCs, collaborating with design teams to understand IP blocks and bring-up software on pre- and post-silicon platforms.

The role focuses on BSP development, driver and test creation, debugging hardware/software issues, and ensuring high-quality validation across subsystems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Kernel development

C programming

ARM architecture

Linux graphics

GPU compute

Device drivers

USB networking

Linux internals

User-space APIs

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Job description

Apple Inc. in California is hiring a Software Engineer to develop Linux device drivers and kernel components for complex SoCs, collaborating with design teams to understand IP blocks and bring-up software on pre- and post-silicon platforms.

The role focuses on BSP development, driver and test creation, debugging hardware/software issues, and ensuring high-quality validation across subsystems.