Apple is building a new development team in Prague. He has to develop a key system, the details are kept secret
The American giant Apple is putting together a new technological group of experts in the Czech Republic, which is to deal with the development of its operating systems iOS and macOS. In the position in Prague, he is looking for a manager who will be in charge of development, as well as engineers and programmers. The E15 daily reported on Tuesday. Apple has been operating a development center in the Czech Republic for several years, but does not officially inform about its operation and supplementary work.
The server E15.cz wrotethat American society Apple brings together a professional team in Prague, which is to work closely not only with chip giants Intel and ARM, but also with the Apple Silicon division. The company is in charge of developing its own chips, which Apple uses in its devices, such as iPhones, iPad tablets, Apple TV Internet TV, Watches or Mac computers.
“The division of the development team is not a surprise, but certainly good news and the opportunity for a large local is a local one,” the editor-in-chief of the technology magazine commented for Aktuálně.cz. InSmart.cz Lukáš Voříšek.
The Silicon Valley company has been operating a development center in Prague for several years. But not much is known about him, because Apple itself does not officially comment on anything and the staff is bound by strict confidentiality agreements.
“Apple already has a number of activities in the Czech Republic. Most people only know that Prague has repeatedly appeared in the company’s ads. Less known is the fact that several dozen developers are working on Touch ID technology, biometric authentication and other technologies. Part of iOS operating systems , macOS, WatchOS and other Apple systems, so it can be said that the local branch has been involved in their development for several years, “Voříšek described.
Apple is looking for an operating system kernel development manager in Prague and is also looking for engineers and programmers. Workers are set to become part of a section called Core OS, the server said.
Apple, which currently pays for the most valuable brand in the world, did not comment on the details of the team’s formation. “The Core OS team is tracked for developing new operating system cores and system features for all products. It is also recommended for developing our ARM and Intel software. Core OS exclusive to the success of the iPhone, iPad and Mac product lines,” said the company.
The E15.cz server also wrote that the company requires very detailed knowledge of information technology for the development of operating systems. “It doesn’t matter how you get them,” says the report.
“Unfortunately, employees cannot talk about the development. We only have some information about what they are working on. The entity Apple Czech sro has been registered in the Czech Republic since 2009 and software development has been taking place in Prague offices since 2013. Just in 2013, Apple bought AuthenTec, According to data from the register, Apple had 85 employees in Prague in 2020, “said Voříšek.
He added that the Czechia is a popular destination for foreign technology companies and domestic developers have a good reputation abroad. Moreover, Czech employees are not as expensive as in the West. “Microsoft, Google SUSE Linux, IBM, SentinelOne and countless others have theirs here,” Voříšek said.
In connection with the Apple company, in addition to the development center in the Czech Republic, in the past there was always the opening of the first official store in the country, the so-called Apple Store. The former Prime Minister Andrej Babiš (YES) stated the possible emergence of a trade that would be the first in Central and Eastern Europe. However, the design never took on more specific outlines, nor was it clear exactly where the store would grow in Prague.
While the Apple Store is the company’s brand store, the so-called Apple Shop has been operating in the Czech Republic for a long time. Although this is the official support of the California company, it works in such a way that Apple offers products within an already established company focusing on the sale of electronics.