Software Development Engineer - Core OS Biometrics
Summary
Designing and developing software for hundreds of millions of users. For people who love the products you make. Being surrounded by the most creative, passionate, talented engineers in the industry. Constantly being challenged to go beyond the norm to find new, innovative ways of solving problems and to make software safer, easier, and more fun to use. Not many jobs can offer all of these things. Software Engineering jobs at Apple do, and much more.
The Core Biometrics team in Core OS software engineering organization is responsible for development and integration of biometric technologies into Apple products. If you love using Touch ID or Face ID in your Apple device, joining our team will give you an opportunity to work on future development of these technologies. We are also involved in Apple Pay architecture and software development.
Description
We are looking for a skilled software engineer, capable of both larger scale and detail oriented thinking, with affinity for system level programming and with passion for quality. You will work in a fast paced environment interacting directly with engineering teams within the organization as well as cross-functional teams. The nature of the position requires the candidate to have excellent communication skills, strong programming and debugging skills, along with a drive to make a difference.
Responsibilities
- You will help with the architecture and design of biometric technologies for Apple platforms, including iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro.
- The code you write will run on iOS, iPadOS, macOS, visionOS and/or embedded platforms.
- Bring up biometric technologies on future Apple products.
- You will work not only with your team, but cross-functionally with teams throughout Apple on different technologies.
Minimum Qualifications
- Excellent C programming skills
- Creative and critical thinking capabilities and troubleshooting skills
- High standards of professionalism and a strong sense of responsibility and ownership
- Excellent teamwork
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Objective-C or Swift
- Experience with writing and debugging drivers and related frameworks
- Experience with kernel and embedded development
- Solid OS fundamentals (experience with iOS or macOS as a developer)
- Passion for test driven development
- Knowledge of cryptography and data security
- Proven track record in driving engineering excellence and quality on large scale projects