The Vision Products Group is seeking an exceptional software engineer to design, develop, and integrate systems software across high-performance, energy-efficient systems that power our next-generation intelligent vision products.
In this highly collaborative role, you will be at the forefront of efforts to influence hardware design, utilize existing hardware, including machine learning accelerators, diverse software and operating systems powering different processor flavors. You will be part of a team responsible for designing, building, and maintaining systems software such as kernel drivers, runtime libraries, frameworks, software running on low-power embedded cores, and daemons that power novel vision products with a focus on performance, power efficiency, security, privacy, and machine intelligence.
We are looking for a motivated systems software engineer with a genuine passion for solving complex and challenging systems software problems that possesses strong analytical and communication skills, capable of driving highly cross-functional collaborations across teams at Apple
We are seeking a skilled and highly motivated systems software engineer to join our Systems Software and Architecture team at Apple's Vision Products Group, focused on designing and building low-level systems software and frameworks that run Apple's vision products. You will be working in a highly cross-functional, collaborative environment, working closely with SoC architects, operating systems teams, accelerator core teams, embedded coprocessor teams, and the Security and Privacy teams, among others. You will design, develop, and integrate novel systems software with a high focus on performance, power efficiency, security, and privacy. You will be solving novel complex problems across all Apple devices with a focus on Vision Products and intelligent devices ecosystems.
You are the right match if: You possess strong skills in systems software design and programming. You are passionate about solving challenging systems software problems. You are able to traverse the software stack at any level. You have a good understanding of operating systems. You have a good understanding of the ARM architecture. You are skilled at the art of communicating and enjoy a highly collaborative environment. You are able to acquire new skills and languages. You have a keen interest in security and privacy. You have an interest in working with foundation models.
Design, develop, and test critical infrastructural systems software components. Understand System Limitations: Analyze system constraints and design efficient systems software solutions to address them effectively. Collaborate with Cross-Functional Teams: Foster collaboration with other teams to present and refine proposals. Identify Performance and Latency Issues: Monitor and identify performance and latency problems within systems. Identify Security and Privacy Vulnerabilities: Assess security and privacy gaps and provide appropriate solutions to mitigate these risks.
5+ years of proven systems software experience. Proficiency in C/C++. Strong knowledge of operating systems and embedded software development fundamentals. Good working knowledge of the ARM architecture. Excellent communication skills. Creative, collaborative, and product-focused. Familiarity with Gen AI coding tools. Demonstrated ability to use them for design, code generation, and debugging Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated experience building low-level systems software and frameworks. Strong working experience with extensible software design and architecture. Strong working knowledge of operating systems' inner workings, such as memory management, interrupt handling, and scheduling. Experience with AI accelerators. Strong working knowledge of LLMs and foundation models. Demonstrated innovative and creative thinking capabilities.
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