Software Device Driver Engineer - Core I​/O

Austin, Texas, United States Software and Services

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The Core I/O software team within Apple’s Core OS organization is looking for an exceptional engineer to work on state-of-the art PCIe driver technology. Working on a core technology you will have the opportunity to have a major impact on the design and implementation of Apple’s products. Our environment fosters product innovation, rapid product iteration, and values.

We are looking for a Software Device Driver Engineer with an extensive background in Operating Systems, drivers, IO performance/characterization, strong programming skills and experience leading design and development  this role, you develop system level PCIe architecture solutions, adding functionality and improving performance across many product lines.

• Prototype, bring-up, develop, and maintain device drivers for PCIe on Apple OSs
• Architect new driver stacks and frameworks
• Support cross functional teams and platform developers
• Make enhancements to the Darwin kernel and other related software stacks as necessary

• Strong C/C++ programming skills and experience with multi-threaded programming
• Proficient in Operating Systems and kernel architecture
• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE (or equivalent, or related field)

• 5+ years of relevant experience
• Familiarity with iOS/macOS toolchain
• Experience with IOKit and iOS/macOS driver development
• Experience with common hardware architectures (ARM, PPC, MIPS, x86)
• Ability to use an oscilloscope and logic analyzer and to read board schematics
• A fundamental knowledge of low-level and system level PCIe architecture and implementations

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Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.