Compute Runtime Software Engineer

What you'll do

• Develop virtualization-based runtimes to execute Virtual Machines and Linux Containers across data centers and Apple platforms.
• Build and maintain container runtime technology with a focus on privacy, security, and performance.
• Engineer foundational systems including kernel security, image distribution, filesystems, and virtualization.
• Maintain Apple Container, an open-source project providing native container support for macOS desktops.
• Write clear, well-tested code in languages such as C, C++, Swift, or Go.
• Troubleshoot metrics to identify resource contention and performance bottlenecks.
• Design benchmarks and load tests to characterize performance and establish scalability models.
• Contribute to technical design documents and participate in code reviews to ensure correctness.

What we're looking for

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent related experience.
• At least 3+ years of software design and development experience in infrastructure engineering, containerization, or systems programming.
• Proficiency in programming with C, C++, Swift, or Go.
• Familiarity with Linux containerization, Linux filesystems, image distribution, content storage, or kernel and container security.
• Ability to contribute to design docs and technical discussions and write clear, well-tested code.
• Experience with Linux system programming (preferred).
• Experience with code reviews, regression testing, and performance troubleshooting (preferred).
• Experience with container orchestration, virtualization technologies, or shared networked storage (preferred).