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Software Engineer: Linux Driver and Kernel Developer

Apple Austin, TX

Austin, TX

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$142k - $263k/yr Full time Electrical Engineering Device Driver Development Device Drivers

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Job Description

In this role, you will join Apple’s Silicon Validation team to help exercise and validate subsystems inside complex SoCs. You will focus on Linux device driver development and user-land testing that supports hardware bring-up from pre-silicon through post-silicon platforms.

Working close with designers and architects, you will translate functional IP block use cases into software that can drive validation, while also debugging and root-causing issues spanning both hardware and software.

What you’ll do

Collaborate with designers and architects to understand functional IP blocks and their use cases
Implement BSP and perform software bring-up on pre- and post-silicon platforms
Develop Linux device drivers and user-land tests to exercise and validate subsystems in complex SoCs
Debug and root-cause hardware and software issues

Experience and education

3+ years of experience
Experience in embedded Linux kernel development
Experience in C programming
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Technologies you may work with

Linux
C
ARM architecture
Mesa
Vulkan/OpenGL
GPU compute
Vulkan CTS
igt-gpu-tools

Additional preferred qualifications

Experience with ARM architecture
Familiarity with the Linux graphics stack (Mesa, Vulkan/OpenGL, GPU compute)
Experience validating GPUs with graphics and compute workloads, stress tests, or conformance suites (e.g., Vulkan CTS, igt-gpu-tools)
Knowledge of Linux kernel internals including process scheduler, memory management, concurrency/synchronization, memory allocation, and file systems, plus networking or storage subsystem architecture
Device driver development and support across one or more of the following: USB, networking, graphics, video, storage, and power management
Debugging skills in kernel space
Experience exercising and validating systems from user space, including knowledge of user space APIs
Experience porting and/or maintaining a Linux distribution for a platform

Pay and benefits

Base pay range: USD 142,300 - 263,300 per year
Base pay is determined within the range based on skills, qualifications, experience, and location
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
Discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments and relocation (might be eligible)
Opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs
Eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards
Ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Location: Austin, TX (onsite)

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1d ago

Senior Software Engineer

Adtran Dallas, TX

Dallas, TX

1d ago

Full time Senior C++ Language Device Driver Development

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Job Description

Adtran is seeking a Senior Software Engineer in Dallas, TX (onsite) to help shape and deliver carrier-grade packet Ethernet products. This role focuses on embedded software architecture, feature ownership end to end, and technical leadership across design, development, integration, and lifecycle maintenance.

Role Overview

The Senior Software Engineer provides technical ownership for major Ethernet product features, translates customer and business requirements into scalable embedded software solutions, and supports platform evolution. The position also includes mentoring responsibilities, including design guidance, code reviews, and knowledge transfer to junior and mid-level engineers.

Key Responsibilities

Act as a senior contributor and technical owner for major Ethernet domain features, supporting design, development, and platform evolution.
Design and develop embedded software applications, primarily using C/C++, within a team environment using the SAFe development methodology.
Develop and execute unit, integration, system, and feature-level test strategies to validate software functionality, robustness, performance, and reliability.
Contribute to system architecture and technical strategy across multiple subsystems, or serve as a recognized expert for a significant technology domain.
Evaluate emerging technologies, lead proof-of-concept investigations, influence technical direction, and represent the organization in relevant industry forums, standards activities, or customer engagements.
Own technical delivery and quality for major features, from requirements through deployment, sustaining support, and customer issue resolution.
Provide technical mentoring, design guidance, and architectural knowledge transfer through code reviews and documentation.
Collaborate with systems engineering, product line management, FPGA, hardware, and product teams to translate business requirements into functional product solutions.
Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code, improving quality through refactoring, automation, and reduction of technical debt.
Create and maintain unit and integration tests to support application stability.
Evaluate new technologies and infrastructure improvements that support long-term product sustainability, scalability, and maintainability.
Use modern software development tools, including AI-assisted engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot and Claude Code, to improve development efficiency, code quality, and engineering productivity.
Serve as a department expert in one or more technical areas and provide guidance to others based on that expertise.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Computer Information Science, or equivalent education.
Typically 8+ years of professional embedded software development experience or equivalent demonstrated expertise.
Strong proficiency with Linux development environments, including system administration, debugging, build systems, process management, and performance analysis.
Strong understanding of embedded software architecture, multithreading, concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization.
Development experience on Embedded Linux operating systems.
Experience debugging complex software issues using tools such as GDB, core dumps, protocol analyzers, and system tracing tools.
Proficiency with Git and modern source control workflows, including branching strategies, code review processes, and CI/CD integration.
Experience implementing or troubleshooting networking protocols such as Ethernet, VLAN, MPLS, LACP, STP/RSTP/MSTP, OAM, PTP, or synchronization technologies.
Familiarity with the SAFe development methodology.
Strong interpersonal, project management, analytical, and investigative skills.
Strong verbal presentation and communication skills.
Ability to influence technical decisions and build consensus among cross-functional stakeholders.
Strong attention to detail.
Limited travel may be required for this position.

Technologies and Tools

C/C++, SAFe, GitHub Copilot, Claude Code
Linux, Embedded Linux, Embedded Linux kernel, device driver development
GDB, CI/CD
Ethernet, VLAN, MPLS, LACP, STP/RSTP/MSTP, OAM, PTP
NETCONF, SNMP, gNMI, RESTCONF
IEEE, ITU, MEF
ARM

Preferred Qualifications (Success Criteria)

Industry experience developing carrier-grade software for Telecom/Datacom transport equipment.
Solid understanding of data communications networking with emphasis on Layer 2 Ethernet technologies.
Familiarity with IEEE, ITU, and MEF standards.
Embedded Linux kernel and device driver development experience.
Secure software development practices.
Open-source software integration and maintenance experience.
Experience with ARM-based embedded platforms.
Network management protocol experience including NETCONF, SNMP, gNMI, and RESTCONF.
Experience with high-availability and carrier-grade software architectures.
Experience with CI/CD and automated test frameworks.

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