This role pays more than
82%
of similar roles. Most pay
$139,645–$196,225
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$214k
versus about
$168k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
Employer
About Apple Inc
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
Apple Inc currently has
2305 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$175,000–$280,000
across 1873 roles with salary data.
Senior System Engineer
The Senior System Engineer joins the Compositing, Color, and Display Software team to develop the graphics software foundation for various Apple devices. This role involves building and maintaining core compositing infrastructure, where you will manage frame scheduling, display synchronization, and input event processing across iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. You will balance performance with battery life while implementing security features and integrating advanced hardware capabilities like new display technologies. The position requires expertise in C/C++, Unix environments, and low-level debugging using tools such as lldb, dtrace, and Instruments. Key technical domains include Metal framework integration, GPU programming, and memory management. You will collaborate with GPU driver and Display teams to solve complex problems in scheduler architecture and hardware integration while ensuring high-quality standards for the underlying system code across multiple platforms.
C
C++
Objective-C
Metal
Unix
Linux
lldb
gdb
Instruments
Systems Programming
Memory Management
Threading
Concurrency
Data Structures
Algorithms
Operating Systems
Profiling
Command-line Tools
Metal
C++
C
CoreAnimation
Vulkan
DirectX
MSL
GLSL
HLSL
Swift
Objective-C
GPU Programming
Real-time Rendering
Computer Graphics
Shader Programming
Multi-threaded Rendering
Color Management
HDR
iOS
macOS
watchOS
visionOS
Systems Engineering
Integration & Test
Configuration Management
Rust
Python
C
MATLAB
R
SQL
Linux
Command Line Interface
JAMA
Design-Build-Test (DBT)
Requirements Management
Robotics
Autonomous Systems
Systems Engineering
Requirements Management
Microsoft Office
PLC
GPS
MEMS IMU
Radar Systems
Verification Testing
Trade Studies
AI
Maritime Navigation Systems