Senior Software Engineer, Field Diagnostics Engineering

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted: 114 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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This role $255k

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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 Software Engineer, Field Diagnostics Engineering

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As a Senior Software Engineer - Field Diagnostics Engineering, you will join the Field Diagnostics Engineering team to design and develop next-generation diagnostic solutions that improve field repair capabilities across various hardware products. You will be responsible for implementing new features, maintaining systems supporting macOS, iOS, and watchOS, and leading the architectural design of diagnostics frameworks while mentoring other engineers. Your daily work involves collaborating with hardware, firmware, and software teams to ensure seamless integration between system architectures and diagnostic tools. To succeed, you must be proficient in Objective-C, Swift, or other C-based languages, along with scripting languages like Lua or Python. You will apply object-oriented design principles to solve complex problems involving device reliability, troubleshooting efficiency, and the technical challenges of hardware-software integration within a diverse ecosystem of mobile and desktop devices.

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Skills

Objective-C Swift C Python Lua macOS iOS watchOS Firmware Kernel System Architecture Machine Learning Computer Vision Telemetry Data Pipelines Object-Oriented Design Backend Systems Performance Tuning

What you'll do

Implement and maintain diagnostic features for macOS, iOS, and watchOS platforms.
Design, develop, and test software to ensure seamless functionality across the hardware ecosystem.
Lead the architectural design of diagnostics frameworks while aligning efforts across multiple engineering teams.
Identify strategic diagnostic opportunities that accommodate evolving system architectures and product needs.
Mentor other engineers to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and scalability of diagnostic systems.
Define technical requirements and assess system impacts for cross-functional engineering projects.
Resolve complex software engineering defects within hardware and software integrated systems.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field of study.
8+ years of industry experience designing, implementing, testing, shipping, and supporting software.
Experience building desktop or mobile software applications and systems.
Proficiency in Objective-C, Swift, C-based languages, and scripting languages like Lua or Python.
Practical application of object-oriented design and programming principles.
Track record of working on cross-functional engineering projects to define technical requirements and assess system impacts.
Demonstrated success in architecting long-term engineering solutions and resolving software engineering defects.
Preferred knowledge of diagnostics, repair operations, manufacturing test workflows, or firmware development.

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