Software Engineer, OS And System Services

Software Engineer, OS and System Services

Seattle, Washington, United States

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 be part of a team that builds and maintains system software such as kernel drivers, runtime libraries, frameworks, and daemons that will power the next generations of data centers. 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 looking for someone with proven mastery building and managing scalable, resilient systems. You should have a strong mix of education and practical experience with a real passion for diving head first into challenging problems.

Description

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
• Excellent communication skills
• 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 $171,600 and $258,100, 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.

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.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.