Apple · 2 months ago
System Software Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$172K/yr - $258K/yr
4+ years expApple is a leading technology company known for its innovative products and services. The Cloud OS System Software Team is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to build and integrate software for orchestrating workloads across energy-efficient systems in data centers, focusing on optimizing operating system performance and reliability.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Develop, maintain, and optimize OS-level components for data center infrastructure
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve performance, security, and resource efficiency across distributed systems
Troubleshoot and resolve low-level OS issues, networking bottlenecks, and hardware-software integration challenges
Contribute to the development of automation, monitoring, and diagnostic tools to improve system reliability
Participate in code reviews, design discussions, and architectural decisions related to OS-level services
Stay up to date with emerging OS technologies, virtualization, and containerization trends in data center environments
Design, implement, and maintain system daemons that manage hardware components and host processes
Implement robust fault detection and recovery mechanisms for hardware and daemon failures
Qualification
Required
4+ years of software engineering experience
Proficiency in one of C/C++, Obj-C, Swift
Strong knowledge of OS architecture, and low-level system components
Passion for software architecture, APIs, and high performance extensible software
Excellent communication skills
Creative, collaborative, and product-focused
Solid understanding of Linux or Apple OS system programming, including process management, IPC, signals, and daemon lifecycle
Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
Preferred
Familiarity with init systems (systemd, launchd, upstart) and service orchestration
Knowledge of distributed systems, cloud computing, and large-scale data center infrastructure is a plus
Experience with Swift, Objective-C and Apple development tools
Experience with AI accelerators (GPUs, TPUs, ASICs) or distributed systems
Knowledge of container technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) and AI workload orchestration
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$5.67BKey Investors
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2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
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2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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