Senior Compute Runtime Software Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: $175,000–$308,500 / yr
Posted: 48 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

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TL;DR · Senior Compute Runtime Software Engineer

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As a Senior Compute Runtime Software Engineer, you will join the Apple Services Engineering team to develop virtualization-based runtimes that power next-generation compute platforms. You will be responsible for building and maintaining infrastructure for Virtual Machines and Linux Containers across data centers and Apple platforms while ensuring high standards for privacy, security, and performance. Your daily work involves tackling complex problems in kernel and container security, image distribution, filesystems, and virtualization technologies like Cloud Hypervisor and the macOS Virtualization Framework. You will utilize C, C++, Swift, or Go to design and implement scalable systems. The role involves solving unique challenges related to running containers on specific hardware and maintaining the open-source Apple Container project. Key technical areas include Linux system programming, container orchestration, and troubleshooting resource contention in high-performance environments.

Skills

C C++ Swift Go Linux Docker Kubernetes KVM QEMU Cloud Hypervisor rust-vmm macOS Virtualization Framework Kata Firecracker KubeVirt iSCSI NFS micro-services

What you'll do

Develop virtualization-based runtimes to execute Virtual Machines and Linux Containers across data centers and Apple platforms.
Design and implement core systems including kernel security, image distribution, filesystems, and container technologies.
Maintain the "Apple Container" open-source project for native container support on macOS desktops.
Lead end-to-end technical designs from initial architecture trade-offs through to final implementation.
Resolve complex, ambiguous problems related to performance, privacy, and security in high-scale environments.
Define and execute comprehensive test strategies including regression prevention and security testing.
Analyze metrics to identify resource contention and design benchmarks to establish scalability models.
Mentor engineers at all levels and set technical standards for code quality and review.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or equivalent related experience.
At least 8 years of software design and development experience in infrastructure engineering including compute, storage, and network virtualization.
Advanced proficiency in C, C++, Swift, or Go for developing high-performance, secure, and scalable systems.
Hands-on experience with Linux containerization, filesystems, image distribution, content storage, and kernel/container security.
Proven track record of owning technical designs from architecture trade-offs through implementation and review.
Experience in Linux system programming and defining test strategies for complex systems.
Development experience in cloud security, container/Linux kernel security, or API security.
Experience with container orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes) or virtualization technologies (Kata, Firecracker, KubeVirt).

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