Darwin Server Systems Engineer – Cloud & OS Architecture

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Apple stock programs / Employee stock購

Relocation assistance

Educational expense reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking a Software Engineer for the Darwin Server within Core OS. You will work on UNIX-like system software powering macOS/server cloud services, focusing on server packaging, cloud integration, observability, and security.

You will collaborate across teams to shape OS architecture and drive cross-functional features. You’ll participate in all SDLC phases, mentor peers, and help Apple adapt Darwin for Private Cloud Compute.

Qualifications

• Experience with UNIX-like systems.
• Strong understanding of operating systems architecture and systems programming fundamentals.
• Proficient in a systems programming language such as Swift, C, Rust, or Go (Swift preferred).
• Familiarity with cloud provisioning/orchestration and packaging (cloud-init, Kubernetes; OCI, containers).
• Experience developing system daemons/services and designing APIs.
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge and experience.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all phases of the software development cycle from problem definition and design to debugging.
• Work with client teams to build features for Darwin to meet development and product requirements.
• Partner with technology owners across Apple to enable their tech for server environments.
• Engage cross-functionally to effect technical change across Apple.

Skills

UNIX-like systems

OS architecture

Swift

C

Rust

Go

cloud-init

Kubernetes

OpenTelemetry

launchd

OCI

containers

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Tools

OCI

containers

OpenTelemetry

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking a Software Engineer for the Darwin Server within Core OS. You will work on UNIX-like system software powering macOS/server cloud services, focusing on server packaging, cloud integration, observability, and security.

You will collaborate across teams to shape OS architecture and drive cross-functional features. You’ll participate in all SDLC phases, mentor peers, and help Apple adapt Darwin for Private Cloud Compute.