Core Firmware Engineer
Core Firmware Engineer
**Austin, Texas, United States** **Software and Services**
**Summary**
Posted: **Mar 31, 2025**
Role Number: **200597525**
Do you see the big picture and love setting ambitious goals? Do you have a passion for understanding how each line of code affects all the others? In the Core Operating Systems group we ensure that the OS is inseparable from each device’s identity as a whole. That’s because we are committed to building fully-integrated operating systems that combine hardware and software into a single Apple experience that spans multiple product lines. Your dedication to cross-disciplinary collaboration will help our team develop groundbreaking technologies for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. By crafting these distinct, holistic user experiences, you’ll continue to uphold and advance the excellence people expect from Apple devices. Join us, and use your imagination to help us continue to surprise and delight our customers!
**Description**
Core Firmware improves performance, usability, and security of Apple firmwares across our products. Within Core Firmware, we have teams that specialize in: • Modernizing, refactoring, and scaling Apple's OS-loader firmware ecosystem • Extending and improving Apple firmware features such as Find My, Express Transit Card, and digital key fob • Accelerating firmware development by providing secure runtime environments and frameworks As a member of this team, you will have the opportunity to work across the company and engage with world-class engineers who are shaping the future of device security and robustness for all Apple products.
**Minimum Qualifications**
+ Experience in embedded firmware, device driver, and/or kernel-level development
+ Experience with C
+ Knowledge of unit, integration, and system testing approaches and how to apply them
+ Passion for delivering high-quality, innovative software
+ Strong written and verbal communication skills
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Experience quickly learning, debugging, and improving on an existing complex system
+ Passion for collaborating across teams and roles
+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field
+ Knowledge of modern processor architectures and supporting hardware
+ Experience with real-time operating systems
+ Experience with C++ and Python 3
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