Wireless Tools & Automation Engineer

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev's Wireless Developer Tools team is seeking a developer tools engineer who loves optimization to improve, debug, and innovate tooling across the software lifecycle. You will automate development workflows, enable device testing automation, and scale developer lifecycle automation tools inside our Wireless ecosystem.

Join a team delivering CI, per-commit builds, and infrastructure for Apple-like platforms, while mining data and visualizing metrics to continuously improve tooling for

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or related field
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Software profiling and optimization background
• Passion for using or improving development tools
• Understanding of Operating System fundamentals
• Ability to analyze and visualize core concepts of new technologies
• 1+ years of python development experience
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Proficient in using version tracking systems like git
• Have some experience working with frontend, backend and databases
• Have some automated testing experience

Responsibilities

• Automate development workflows across the toolchain.
• Automate device testing and validation processes.
• Scale developer lifecycle automation tools within Wireless Dev Tools ecosystem.
• Assist in deploying web portals and tooling dashboards.
• Mine data and create visualizations for analysis to improve tooling and workflows.

Skills

Excellent communication

Profiling & optimization

Development tools

OS fundamentals

Analyze & visualize tech concepts

Python development

Problem solving & debugging

Git proficiency

Frontend/backend/databases

Automated testing experience

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Git

Job description

The Wireless team is looking for developer tools engineers with a passion for optimization to enhance, debug complicated problems, adapt, and innovate crafting tools for the next generation of Apple's software and hardware platforms. Core responsibilities include automate development workflows, device testing automation, scaling developer lifecycle automation tools in Wireless teams Developer Tools ecosystem. Wireless Developer Tools group provides the tools that allow dreamers, makers, and shapers to design, write, build, integrate, sanity test, and deliver software for iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. Tools development is a uniquely rewarding area where the users are other developers, an opportunity to improve the productivity of developers across the world who make life-changing ideas a reality. The Wireless Developer Tools team primarily focuses on the continuous integration, per commit build/test, scale and maintain build/test infrastructure, deploy web portals, mine data and create visualizations for analysis, efficiently integrate and deliver software to iOS, macOS, tvOS and watchOS.

Description

With every new technology, framework, or product, there's a need for tools that can expose important underlying system behaviors. As a result, it's key that you have a strong passion for learning! You'll need to work effectively with Apple teams of different engineering disciplines, anticipate problems early, and communicate ideas clearly. An ideal candidate will be able to drive development projects independently, collaborating with other teams to innovate in solving tough engineering challenges, and iteratively developing and integrating solutions to complex problems. Ability to work optimally in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines, rapid development cycles, tight schedules and evolving requirements is very critical for this role.

Minimum Qualifications

BS/MS in Computer Science or related field

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Software profiling and optimization background
• Passion for using or improving development tools
• Understanding of Operating System fundamentals
• Ability to analyze and visualize core concepts of new technologies
• 1+ years of python development experience
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills
• Proficient in using version tracking systems like git
• Have some experience working with frontend, backend and databases
• Have some automated testing experience