Apple
Core Bring Up Engineer, Core OS
$150K–$225K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 17, 2026
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science or a related field.
About the job
Bring up, verify, and debug new Apple SoCs and hardware platforms while developing firmware, drivers, and hardware abstraction layers for Apple products.
What you'll do
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support requirements across Apple products.
- Bring up, verify, and debug new SoCs and hardware platforms; develop firmware, drivers, and hardware abstraction layers.
- Drive product features and functional or industry specifications, and contribute to hardware platform specifications.
What they ask for
- Genuine passion for embedded development.
- Highly proficient in C/C++.
- Knowledge of hardware platforms and processor architectures.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in computer science or a related field.
Nice to have
- Experience with JTAG and other debuggers, embedded device-driver development, platform bring-up or OS porting, or hardware and processor simulation.
- Creative troubleshooting, critical thinking, ability to deliver on tight schedules, and excellent collaboration skills.
Pay
$150,400 to $225,300 USD base salary
Tools
C/C++, JTAG
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