Performance Systems Engineer — AI-Driven Tooling

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental

Employee stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Systems Software Engineer to advance performance analysis tools across macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. You will build agentic AI-enabled workflows to scale diagnostics, triage performance issues, and automate investigations, working with hardware, kernel, graphics, and data analytics teams.

Strong systems or app development experience, plus proficiency in C/ObjC/Swift, are essential. This role offers extensive collaboration and impacts millions of devices worldwide.

Qualifications

• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Proficiency in C/ObjC/Swift or similar language.
• Prior development experience in Unix, Linux, macOS, or iOS.
• Aptitude to independently learn new technologies and propose software design.

Responsibilities

• Work at the intersection of systems performance, developer tooling, and applied AI; build next‑gen tools to inspect, analyze, and model performance across Apple's platforms.
• Collaborate across teams from hardware to frontend and data analytics to deliver fast, fluid experiences across millions of devices.

Skills

C/ObjC/Swift

Education

CS degree or equivalent experience

Job description

Apple is seeking a Systems Software Engineer to advance performance analysis tools across macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. You will build agentic AI-enabled workflows to scale diagnostics, triage performance issues, and automate investigations, working with hardware, kernel, graphics, and data analytics teams.

Strong systems or app development experience, plus proficiency in C/ObjC/Swift, are essential. This role offers extensive collaboration and impacts millions of devices worldwide.