SWE - Software Development Engineer - Core OS
Prague, Bohemia, Czechia
Software and Services
The Core OS team is looking for an exceptional engineer to help drive the quality and engineering excellence across iOS and macOS. Working with engineers on firmware, device drivers and frameworks related to human interface devices and sensors will be required. You will have the ability to impact design and implementation of Apple’s embedded and desktop systems.
We are looking for someone who can lead the charge on quality for one or more technology areas related to device drivers and/or embedded sensors software. Successful candidate will be capable of getting hands-on with test automation and execution while simultaneously being able to drive overall test planning and quality reporting. You will work in a fast paced environment interacting directly with engineering teams within the organization as well as multi-functional teams. The nature of the position requires the candidate to have excellent communication skills, strong technical and debugging skills, along with a drive to make a difference.
Key Qualifications
- Experience with C or C++ and Objective-C.
- Creative, critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.
- Excellent collaborative skills.
- Strong written and verbal communication.
- Ability to ramp up quickly on both new technologies and existing technologies.
Description
Be part of an engineering team that designs and develops software for displays and sensors. Bring your contribution to customer facing features such as Auto-brightness, Night Shift, True Tone Display, both in terms of customer experience and power consumption. Work with multi-functional teams to design new sensors and the features they enable.
If you meet the key qualifications and you are ambitious, hardworking, and you want to make an impact, we'd love to hear from you.
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Education & Experience
B.Sc in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Additional Requirements
- PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- • Proven OS fundamentals (experience with macOS and iOS as a developer).
- • Experience with writing and debugging complex drivers and related frameworks.
- • Experience with communication interfaces (I2C, SPI, USB).
- • Understanding eye physiology, light and color responses .
- • Knowledge of color spaces.
- • Experience with UNIX/Linux kernel and drivers.
- • Experience with issue/bug tracking systems.
- • Experience with power management.