Software Engineer: Linux Driver and Kernel Developer

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

Software Engineer: Linux Driver and Kernel Developer

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.

Description

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

Minimum Qualifications

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

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in embedded Linux kernel development
• Experience in C programming
• 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
• 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

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