CoreOS Kernel Engineer
Job Summary
Job Description
Apple is seeking a CoreOS Kernel Engineer to join the Darwin Scheduler team. This team is responsible for delivering high-quality and performant kernels for all of Apple's products, including watchOS, iOS, macOS, and tvOS. The role focuses on key kernel technology areas such as CPU scheduling, power management, and threading models, which are crucial for delivering excellent performance and battery life. The engineer will work with a skilled team on the design, implementation, and support of kernel technologies related to CPU management. Responsibilities include designing and implementing key CPU management features in the kernel, collaborating with cross-functional teams to analyze and optimize performance and power issues, and utilizing debugging tools to identify and resolve system issues. The position requires a strong understanding of operating systems fundamentals, kernel design, and implementation, with the opportunity to work across the entire Apple stack, from silicon design to applications and the cloud.
Must have:
- Solid understanding of operating systems fundamentals
- Kernel design and implementation knowledge
- Experience with virtual memory, scheduling, IPC
- Expert system architect skills
- CPU management kernel technology experience
Good to have:
- Experience with power management
- Knowledge of threading models
- Debugging tools and techniques
3 skills required
Job Details
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something. The Darwin Scheduler team within Apple's CoreOS organization is responsible for delivery of a high-quality and performant kernel into just about every one of Apple’s products. Our software runs on your wrist as part of watchOS; in your pocket with iOS; on your desk in macOS; in your living room with tvOS; on the devices owned by your friends and family; and hundreds of millions of devices beyond those. The team focuses on key kernel technology areas such as CPU scheduling, power management and threading models which are key to delivering great performance and battery life across all Apple devices. This position requires a solid understanding of operating systems fundamentals, including kernel design and implementation. We deal in all of the traditional kernel subsystems, e.g. virtual memory, scheduling, IPC, etc, and also serve as expert system architects up and down the entire Apple stack. Our company is one of the last vertically integrated systems shops remaining, and as such our engineers have the unique opportunity to roam the system freely, from iOS silicon design all the way up to Apps and the cloud.
Work with a highly skilled engineering team in the design, implementation and support of kernel technologies specifically focused around CPU management. The role includes: - Designing and implementing key features related to CPU management in the kernel - Interacting with cross-functional teams across Apple to analyze performance and power issues and identify optimization opportunities - Using various debugging tools and techniques to identify system issues and improve quality
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