Apple

Embedded Software Engineer - Biophotonics

Apple$120K — $160K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience in programming languages including C, C++, Python, Java, Go, Rust, Scala, or Swift.
  • Familiarity with the software development lifecycle, including requirements gathering and deployment.
  • Foundational software engineering skills with object-oriented or concurrent programming in an industrial environment.
  • Exposure to hardware integration, including board bring-up and schematics interpretation.
  • Proficient in debugging tools such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
  • Experience with Unix command line, shell scripting, and version control.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with engineering team to design and develop software solutions for research and development.
  • Contribute to software architecture definitions and development plans.
  • Translate application feature requests into reusable software solutions.
  • Execute plans for new and existing embedded applications.
  • Manage automation and control of embedded platforms and data acquisition.
  • Develop software support tools and associated services.
  • Balance diverse technical tasks with varying timelines.

Benefits

  • Flexible working environment that encourages collaboration with diverse experts.
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge biophotonics technology.
  • Involvement in both short-term and long-term projects in a dynamic research setting.
  • Focus on hands-on software architecture and system software development.
  • Potential for personal and professional growth through technology learning.
Full Job Description
The Biophotonics software team solves a wide array of challenging problems and is responsible for the software that drives the prototypes and platforms at the heart of our program. We develop solutions at all levels from embedded firmware code to full stack applications and cloud based data processing solutions. We are looking for a hands-on Software Engineer to help design and execute on the embedded platform architecture and system software development efforts. The candidate must be flexible and able to work with experts from a diverse set of backgrounds to identify requirements and implement critical features.

In this dynamic role, the candidate will work closely with the project's other software engineers and the wider engineering team to design and develop software solutions enabling progress on the organization's research and development activities. Duties will include contributing to software architecture definitions, creating development plans, translating application feature requests into reusable software, and executing on plans for new and existing embedded applications. Working with a mix of short and long timelines, balancing a wide range of technically diverse tasks. The work includes: automation and control of embedded platforms, data acquisition and management, and developing software support tools and associated services.

Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Computer Science Engineering, a combination of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, or equivalent fields. Development experience in one of the following programming languages: C, C++, Python, Java, Go, Rust, Scala, or Swift.

Familiarity with the software development lifecycle: requirements gathering, design, development, deployment, and maintenance. Foundational software engineering and experience developing with object oriented or concurrent programming languages in an industrial setting. Exposure to board bring-up and interpreting and navigating schematics and layouts. Experience debugging using oscilloscopes and logic analyzers. Capable of contributing to projects related to: application development (e.g. data acquisition, system control, automation, and UI), system software and firmware, device drivers, and general compute infrastructure. Experience with software support tools including the Unix command line, shell scripting, and version control software. Eagerness to learn and apply new technology quickly and strategically. Ability to communicate clearly and collaborate effectively in a cross-functional team.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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