Software Tools Development Engineer - CoreOS

Summary

Posted : Sep 23, 2024

Weekly Hours : 40

Role Number : 200568782

The Darwin Tools & Quality Engineering team within Apple's Core OS organization is looking for a talented and inspired engineer to work on building tools and infrastructure to qualify Operating System and related technologies at Apple for various product platforms.

You will join a fast paced dynamic team responsible for building software tools and infrastructure for qualifying the Darwin kernel, system level libraries and services like malloc, pthread, sysdiagnose etc.

on all platforms. We work hand in hand with the engineering teams to support new features, code changes, focusing on increasing the depth and breadth of related tests in both an automated and targeted / hands on manner.

We devise innovative solutions to the challenge of testing such crucial stack of operating systems with techniques like virtualization, fuzzing, code coverage driven development.

We hold update quality metrics very high and are a huge part of the high reliability of this system. A successful candidate will drive design, development and deployment of such testing tools and services to support development and quality teams to ensure high quality releases for all our products and platforms.

Description

The team is responsible for validation and support of kernel and systems technologies across all platforms including visionOS, iOS, tvOS and macOS.

This is a highly visible and cross functional team, so while the focus will be supporting the testing of Darwin Technologies, an understanding of our team's other deliverables will also be required.

Successful candidates will work hands-on with a team of tools & quality engineers on the validation of new features, protocols, and hardware, as well as provide world-class support for existing deployments! KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE : - Build software libraries and Frameworks in C, Swift or Python to enable test development and execution of tests in automated fashion, Build frameworks to automate test actions like test execution, log collection, error extraction from remotely connected Apple products.

Collaborate with development team as well as quality team to identify, build and deploy test infrastructure based on the need.

Solutions range from python automated tools to cloud service to support complex test asset generation. - Design automation and solutions to verify complex OS features.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related courses or 3 years of equivalent work experience.
• Proficient in Python / Swift or similar language with some development experience in Unix, Linux, macOS, or iOS

Preferred Qualifications

• Passion for product quality and attention to detail
• Excellent spoken and written communication
• Server management experience for Cloud solutions

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role.

The base pay range for this role is between $112,300 and $195,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs.

Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

You'll also receive benefits including : Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition.

Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note : Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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