Senior Systems Engineer, watchOS: Power & Performance

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer for the watchOS Systems team in Cupertino, CA. You will define and optimize foundational software driving performance and power efficiency, with opportunities to prototype new technologies for future hardware and software features.

You will tackle challenges across OS features, memory management, and system lifecycle, collaborating with Performance, Power, OS, and Hardware experts to deliver impactful solutions.

Qualifications

• 8+ years industry experience.
• Experience with low-level OS systems (kernel, Darwin, drivers).
• Strong power and performance measurement skills.
• Solid computer science fundamentals.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Work across the system software stack from firmware/kernel to application layers to create new experiences by leveraging hardware in new ways.
• Model memory demand over the lifetime of a new SoC to guide future hardware.
• Engage in investigative research projects to prototype solutions for complex problems.
• Diagnose performance issues at the language, runtime, and kernel layers and in daemons.
• Implement new software components, frameworks, and applications.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.

Skills

Industry experience

Low-level OS

Power & performance

CS fundamentals

Communication

Tools

Kernel/Driver development

Job description

Apple, Inc. is seeking a senior software engineer for the watchOS Systems team in Cupertino, CA. You will define and optimize foundational software driving performance and power efficiency, with opportunities to prototype new technologies for future hardware and software features.

You will tackle challenges across OS features, memory management, and system lifecycle, collaborating with Performance, Power, OS, and Hardware experts to deliver impactful solutions.