AI-Driven Performance Systems Engineer & Agentic Tools

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA is seeking a Systems Software Engineer to advance performance tooling for macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS.

You will build tools and agentic workflows to analyze diagnostics, scale performance triage, and help developers ship faster, more reliable software. You will work at the intersection of systems performance, developer tooling, and AI, collaborating across hardware, kernel, frontend and data analytics teams.

Qualifications

• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Proficient in C/ObjC/Swift or similar language.
• Prior development experience in Unix, Linux, macOS, or iOS.
• Aptitude to independently learn new technologies, prototype and propose software design and solutions.
• Excellent spoken and written communication.
• CS degree or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Triage real performance issues and identify automatable patterns.
• Collaborate across teams to build agentic workflows and tools.

Skills

Excellent problem-solving

Proficient in C/ObjC/Swift

Unix/Linux/macOS/iOS experience

Aptitude to learn new technologies

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Education

CS degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA is seeking a Systems Software Engineer to advance performance tooling for macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS.

You will build tools and agentic workflows to analyze diagnostics, scale performance triage, and help developers ship faster, more reliable software. You will work at the intersection of systems performance, developer tooling, and AI, collaborating across hardware, kernel, frontend and data analytics teams.