Automation Engineer - Kernel Team

Summary

Posted: Oct 15, 2024

Role Number:200572229

Do you like working in a fast-paced environment with prototype hardware and software? Do you want to take part in a company that continuously changes the world? The Darwin kernel group within Apple's Core OS organization is looking for a passionate automation engineer to join our new team in Israel. The team is responsible for the development of automation tools and deployment pipelines validating Apple's OS kernel variants on a wide array of Apple products. This position’s primary focus will be automating and maintaining the deployment test pipelines to support the delivery of new features. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.

Description

Successful candidates will join a multifaceted team responsible for validating the latest features in kernel technologies on all of Apple products, from watches to laptops, including unreleased prototypes. Our team works in collaboration with other software engineering and quality teams around the world and involved across the entire development lifecycle, from the initial design until we ship to the customer. Your responsibilities will include writing scripts, analyzing and triaging build and test failures, maintaining complicated configurations and participate in the development of the next generation pipeline.
Strong skills working with a scripting languages (preferred: Python).
Strong analytical and debugging skills.
Experience developing shell scripts.
Experience working with a source control tool (preferred: Git).
Experience working with a low-level programming language (preferred: C).
Excellent communications skills in English.
B.S./M.S. in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with virtualization technologies (virtual machines, docker, K8s).
Experience working with Unix operating systems.
Experience writing automatic tests.
Experience interacting with databases.