Embedded Software Engineer, Find My

The Find My team is dedicated to building a seamless, private, and secure experience for users to locate their devices, personal items, and share location with friends and family. We're a group of highly motivated engineers, designers, and product managers who are passionate about creating a simple and reliable experience for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. We thrive in a fast paced environment where team members are often encouraged to wear multiple hats and contribute to various aspects of the product lifecycle. Innovation and creative problem-solving are at the heart of our team, and we constantly explore new approaches to deliver groundbreaking solutions while collaborating with diverse disciplines across the company, including hardware, software, and privacy, to deliver an exceptional user experience.

Description

As an engineer on our team, you'll thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, collaborating closely with a passionate team to achieve a shared mission. You'll be instrumental in developing exciting new features, and your contributions will directly impact millions of users. We embrace continuous iteration and improvement, so you'll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and refine your skills as we build the future of Find My.

Our ideal candidate is proactive, results-driven, and passionate about learning. You'll be an experienced software engineer who is equally passionate about software development and software quality. This unique opportunity requires a balanced approach to delivering complex engineering projects with a team of highly skilled software engineers. As the engineer, your responsibilities will include working closely with multi-functional teams, act as the technical point of contact, take ownership of problems and deliverables, lead engineering efforts, and organize engineering tasks to deliver the next generation of Find My features. Creative thinking, strong problem solving, excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with other multi-functional teams in a dynamic setting are meaningful attributes which will serve you well in this role.","responsibilities":"Be a strong advocate for the customer experience

Take ownership of solving problems and deliver solutions on time

Communicate and coordinate with teams and stakeholders

Participate in design and code reviews

Assist with various team and system support needs

Preferred Qualifications

Strong understanding of common data structures and algorithms

Hands on experience writing strong object-oriented code including creating frameworks, modular and testable software

Working knowledge of cryptography standards and protocols (e.g.. PKCS, KMIP, X.509, AES, KDF, CA)

Very strong in leading others and hands-on in programming, system design, and problem solving

Experience with multithreaded programming

Experience driving release decisions, scoping work, and driving bug convergence

Experience in cross team collaboration and communication across multiple timezones

Able to work in an ambiguous and highly interdependent work environment to get things done in an efficient and tactful way

Ability to thrive in a multi-functional team on high-profile, critical projects

BS or MS in computer science, electrical engineering or equivalent

Minimum Qualifications

8+ years of embedded software engineering experience, with a proven track record of owning and delivering complex, cross-functional projects from concept through production at scale

Ability to take ownership, identify requirements, prioritize and make progress in an environment with limited given input

Expertise in C or C++ for Embedded Systems

Experience in embedded software development, device bringup, debugging and testing

Understanding of multi-core embedded HW System and RTOS

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Ability to be in office Monday through Thursday

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Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

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