Software Engineer, OS and System Services

Apple Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 263,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock programs

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking a Software Engineer for OS and System Services to design, implement, and optimize core data center infrastructure. You will collaborate across teams to drive hardware-accelerated workloads and scalable software in a demanding environment.

You will contribute to software architecture, APIs, and high-performance systems while maintaining robust test coverage and reliability. This role may include occasional on-call responsibilities.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Proficiency in C/C++ and strong OS/firmware fundamentals.
• Experience with software architecture, APIs, and high-performance extensible software.

Responsibilities

• Build and integrate software to orchestrate workloads across data center systems.
• Collaborate across Apple teams to adapt and scale software on a novel compute platform.
• Develop and maintain core infrastructure powering data centers; write unit/integration/performance tests.
• Occasionally go on-call to support deployed software.

Skills

5+ years experience

C/C++

OS/firmware fundamentals

software architecture

team collaboration

Education

Bachelors or Masters in CS/CE

Tools

Swift

Objective-C

Apple development tools

Job description

Software Engineer, OS and System Services

Seattle, Washington, United States Software and Services

The Apple Cloud Engineering team is looking for an exceptional software engineer to build and integrate software to orchestrate workloads across highly performant and energy efficient systems that will power the next generation of data centers. In this highly collaborative role, you will be at the center of multiple efforts to utilize hardware acceleration for machine learning and high performance computing workloads. You will partner with teams across Apple to adapt, tailor, and scale software on a novel compute platform and will help to build the foundation of our future cloud architecture.

We are seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join our System Software Team focused on optimizing and maintaining the core infrastructure of our data center environments. You will work cross-functionally with architecture, platform design, SOC architects, and software teams to develop and integrate best in class hardware, software, and services. You will be responsible for building and maintaining system infrastructure that powers the next generation of data centers. You will ensure high quality and agility with unit tests, integration tests and performance tests. You will occasionally go on-call to support the high quality software you deploy. You are the right match if: You possess strong skills in software design and programming. You are passionate about developing new features, maintaining existing code, fixing bugs. You have strong problem-solving skills. You are skilled at the art of communicating and enjoy it.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Proficiency in C/C++
• Strong knowledge of operating system and firmware development fundamentals
• Passion for software architecture, APIs, and high performance extensible software
• Creative, collaborative, and product-focused
• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Good grasp of system integration and passion for new hardware bringup
• Experience with fleet software management (configuration management, software deployment, OTA) and debugging software at scale
• Experience with AI accelerators (GPUs, TPUs, ASICs)
• Good understanding of networking protocols, crypto key exchange algorithms, and/or distributed systems is a plus
• Experience with Swift, Objective-C and Apple development tools
• Demonstrated innovative and creative thinking capabilities

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,000 and $263,300, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

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