This role pays more than
80%
of similar roles. Most pay
$140,600–$196,750
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$214k
versus about
$169k
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
1984 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$175,000–$277,600
across 1590 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 design features that balance visual quality with battery life while ensuring security and privacy. The work requires navigating complex codebases to integrate hardware capabilities like advanced display technologies and Metal framework components. Candidates must possess expertise in C/C++, Unix environments, and systems programming. Key technical skills include memory management, threading, performance optimization, and debugging using tools like lldb, dtrace, and Instruments. You will solve critical problems in scheduler architecture, security rendering, and hardware integration to ensure high-quality user experiences 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
Metal
C++
C
Metal Shading Language
Swift
Objective-C
GPU Programming
Shader Development
Real-time Rendering
Computer Graphics
UIKit
AppKit
SwiftUI
Vulkan
DirectX
HDR
Color Management
Multi-threaded Rendering
Metal
C++
C
Vulkan
DirectX
CoreAnimation
Swift
Objective-C
GPU Programming
Shader Programming
MSL
GLSL
HLSL
Real-time Rendering
Computer Graphics
Multi-threaded Rendering
Color Management
HDR