Apple
DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer — Firmware Validation
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Aug 27, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
- Education
- BS degree in a technical discipline.
About the job
Build and operate the CI/CD platform, infrastructure, and tooling for mixed-signal firmware validation, from automated analysis and simulation through hardware-in-the-loop silicon testing.
What you'll do
- Own and extend CI/CD pipelines, self-hosted runners, toolchains, dashboards, and reporting.
- Onboard silicon platforms and automate safe, repeatable validation-lab changes.
- Develop firmware tests and triage tooling; investigate cross-stack failures with firmware and QA teams.
What they ask for
- BS degree in a technical discipline and minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
- Background designing and owning CI/CD pipelines and shared engineering infrastructure.
- Strong Python; hands-on experience operating self-hosted CI/CD systems, including runner administration and infrastructure-level debugging.
- Proficiency with Git and integrating build, test, and reporting services; strong written and verbal communication.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with hardware/firmware development, SoC bring-up, silicon test, or hands-on hardware labs.
- C or firmware development; packaging and release tools; AI-assisted development; containerization; or additional version-control platforms.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 (USD base salary range)
Tools
Python, Git, GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Perforce, Docker, MCP
AI focus
Preferred experience using AI-assisted development and tooling, including LLM agents and MCP-style integrations, for code review, triage, and automation.
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