Software Engineering Systems
Cupertino, CAFull-timeSeen todaySeen in employer's feed today
Most applications go out cold — see where you stand first. No sign-up to start.
You apply on the employer's site, with no Olive account needed.
Watch jobs like this. New roles like this one near Cupertino, CA, by email.
Don't just apply. Show up ready.
Olive works from this exact posting.
At a glance
Olive lists jobs from US employers, including remote roles you can work from the United States.
Job overview
Apple’s Product Integrity group is seeking a System Validation Software Engineer for its OS Diagnostics team. The engineer will craft and maintain software for characterizing, calibrating, and testing hardware, and develop firmware and drivers for interfaces, chipsets, protocols, and SoC IPs. The role also supports hardware diagnosis and technology exploration, with collaboration across engineering, testing, manufacturing, and operations teams.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number: 200693309-0836
Summary
The Product Integrity group is seeking a System Validation Software Engineer to help validate and debug future products. As part of the OS Diagnostics team, you will be responsible for crafting and maintaining software applied for characterizing, calibrating, and testing novel hardware. Your duties will also include debugging software and hardware independently and multi-functionally, and working with numerous other teams within company and with various contract manufacturers. Your proficiency in writing and debugging software across diverse hardware platforms will be instrumental in your success.
Description
In this role you will develop firmware and drivers for common firmware interfaces, chipsets, communications protocols and various SoC IPs. You will also implement features to support hardware testing and diagnosis of devices, helping with new technology exploration and proof of concept development. This is a highly multi-functional role and you'll work closely with various teams, like EE, Systems Engineering, Software Engineering, Hardware Testing, QA, Factory, Manufacturing and Operations. The environment is dynamic, fast-paced, are you ready for your next challenge?
Minimum Qualifications
-
BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
-
4 - 5 years of validated experience in a similar role.
-
Experience with Python/Lua/Bash
-
Understanding and experience with ARM platform and architecture/instruction set.
-
Experience with one or more of the standard hardware protocols (USB, UART, SPI, I2C, I2S, PCIe, MIPI, LPDP)
-
Experience developing drivers/applications in Unix, Linux, or MacOS
Preferred Qualifications
-
MS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
-
Familiar with C++/Objective-C/Swift
-
Experience with debuggers such as gdb, lid, etc.
-
Able to comprehend hardware specs and schematics.
-
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
How this job compares
Set against the 41,631 open Software Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$165–246K/yr7,700 salary ranges
- California median$48–65/hr155 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 9,578 open Software Engineer jobs in California and 41,631 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Software Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (33,828 postings).
- Education
- 14,293 of the 41,631 open Software Engineer jobs (34%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
Prepare for this role
You've read the whole posting — now see how you match it.
