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# Embedded Software Engineer

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Cupertino, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Apple Products, Apple Mac Systems, Bash Shell, Unix, C++ (Programming Language), Computer Engineering, Software Debugging, Linux, Embedded Software, Python (Programming Language), Lua (Scripting Language), PCI Express, Software Engineering, USB
- **Published:** August 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3348881703&tx=KL3737FFF&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* BS in CS/CE/EE and 2+ years of software engineer career experience
 * Expertise in at least one of C++/Objective-C/Swift
 * Experience developing drivers/applications in Unix, Linux, or macOS

Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience with building embedded system architectures and using interfaces such as I2C, USB, PCIe
 * Experience building and debugging distributed applications
 * Experience debugging at all levels of an operating system
 * Experience with Python/Lua/Bash
 * Proven task management
 * Effective communication skills

## Description

The Product Integrity group is looking for a Systems Software Engineer to develop future products. As a member of the OS Diagnostics team you will develop and maintain software used to characterize, calibrate and test new hardware, debug software and hardware both independently and multi-functionally, and work with many other teams at Apple and at various contract manufacturers. Your experience writing and debugging software on different hardware platforms will be meaningful to your success., In this role you will be responsible for developing, debugging and maintaining internal software running on many Apple products. You will have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of worldwide cross-functional teams including Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Operations, and our Contract Manufacturing partners. You will engage with many products from early development through mass production where your contributions will directly impact hardware quality and end user experiences.


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