Software Power Systems Engineer

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Software Power Systems engineer in Cupertino to optimize battery usage across the software stack. You will influence how features are designed to be energy efficient and work with cross-functional teams to deliver power-conscious solutions.

You will refine APIs with power efficiency in mind and contribute to debugging and analytics tools to identify battery life hotspots across multiple Apple platforms.

Qualifications

• Deep understanding of operating systems and software architecture.
• Experience working with many cross-functional teams.
• Ability to independently learn new technologies, prototype and design software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate across teams to optimize battery usage across software layers and platforms.
• Influence design and implementation of features for energy efficiency.
• Refine APIs or design new ones with power efficiency in mind.
• Contribute to tools and frameworks to triage power-related issues and analyze analytics to identify hotspots affecting battery life.

Skills

OS Architecture

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Learning New Technologies

Debugging Skills

Job description

If you are passionate about energy efficiency, shaping the future of Apple’s software, and want to gain insight into the inner workings of Apple’s operating systems and services, then this is the role for you! In this role, you’ll play a key part in influencing the design and implementation of Apple’s latest features and technologies, ensuring they are optimized for energy efficiency. You’ll work closely with cross-functional teams to analyze how system services and features consume power and collaborate to make improvements that preserve battery life without compromising performance or user experience. Our mission is to innovate continuously in the area of energy efficiency, enabling developers to build powerful apps on a robust platform - while helping our customers get the most out of every charge. The energy savings you help achieve will contribute to a better experience for our users and a more sustainable planet!

Description

As a member of the Software Power Systems team, you’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to optimize battery usage across all layers of the software stack and across multiple Apple platforms. Your work will directly influence how features are designed and implemented to be energy efficient at scale. You’ll also have the opportunity to refine existing APIs or design new ones with power efficiency in mind - enabling developers to build more efficient applications. You’ll also contribute to the development of and tools and frameworks to triage power-related issues, and analyze large-scale analytics data to identify trends and hotspots affecting battery life.

Minimum Qualifications

• Deep understanding of operating systems and software architecture
• Experience working with many cross-functional teams
• Ability to independently learn new technologies, prototype and design software solutions

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent debugging skills to tackle challenging problems
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills
• Mobile Application Development experience
• Strong understanding of iOS frameworks/services
• Strong coding skills, preferably in C/C++/Objective C/SwiftUI