Apple
SoC Firmware Engineer
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Apr 10, 2026
- Experience
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant industry experience; firmware, device driver, or equivalent development experience.
- Education
- BS
About the job
Develop embedded firmware and drivers for Apple SoCs and products, collaborating with silicon and cross-functional teams on chip specifications, integration, debugging, and system testing.
What you'll do
- Develop firmware and low-level drivers for SoC IP blocks, chips, and boards.
- Partner with silicon and cross-functional teams on specifications, system APIs, hardware/software integration, and product requirements.
- Debug systems, identify root causes, test and integrate software, and communicate results and recommendations.
What they ask for
- Minimum of BS + 10 years relevant industry experience.
- Firmware, device driver, or equivalent development experience.
Nice to have
- C and assembly development with ARM CPUs; FPGA development and testing; low-level driver development, hardware bring-up, and pre-silicon simulation or emulation.
- Experience with C++, Verilog/System Verilog, scripting languages, configuration management tools, MCUs, and shipping products.
Pay
USD 184,700–USD 324,800 base salary
Tools
C, assembly language, ARM CPUs, FPGA, C++, git, Subversion, Perforce
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