About the position
Imagine what you could do at Apple! Everyday new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. The Audio and Media Technologies Group (AMT) is at the center of audio, video and graphics support in Apple's innovative products, including the AirPods, HomePod, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Apple TV. The team is seeking an expert software engineer responsible for the development of time synchronization related drivers, frameworks and applications for the Mac, iOS, tvOS and visionOS hardware platforms. You will work hand-in-hand with the Audio Design & Engineering Team, innovating in small groups with high initiative. We're looking for a strong background in driver development, network protocols, and low level debugging.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop and debug network drivers, protocols and APIs for distributed systems
- Analyze and improve performance of clock synchronization across Apple devices
- Participate in monitoring industry standards bodies and new specification development
- Participate in medium and large scale software engineering processes
- Create and maintain engineering documents
Requirements
- 5 + years of experience in software development, debugging and testing
- Experience with kernel level programming, device drivers and/or real-time systems software
- Experience with designing, implementing and analyzing performance of network protocols
- Excellent programming skills with knowledge of C, C++, and Objective-C or Swift
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- BS in Computer Science or Engineering (or equivalent experience)
Nice-to-haves
- Experience with wireless MAC layers, IEEE 802.11 standards and network performance
- Experience with IOKit, DriverKit or userspace driver development is a plus
- Experience in the audio or networking industries developing drivers or systems is a plus
- Understanding of UDP, IPv6, ARP/NDP, Bonjour, and IEEE 1588 / Precision Time Protocol is a plus
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
- Retirement benefits
- A range of discounted products and free services
- Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
- Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
- Relocation assistance
