This role pays less than
71%
of similar roles. Most pay
$155,375–$219,875
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$160k
versus about
$188k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
2599 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$175,000–$277,600
across 2069 roles with salary data.
The Senior Systems Engineer, Watch Software joins the watchOS Systems team to build and optimize foundational software that drives device performance and power efficiency. This role involves architecting core OS features, managing process lifecycles, reclaiming memory, and leading transitions to 64-bit architectures. The engineer will perform investigative research to prototype new technologies for future hardware and software while collaborating with Performance, Power, OS, and Hardware experts. Day-to-day tasks include working across the system software stack from firmware and kernel layers to application layers, diagnosing issues at the language, runtime, and kernel levels, and building tools to model performance and memory. Required skills include deep experience in low-level OS systems like Darwin or drivers, power and performance measurement techniques, and solid computer science fundamentals to solve complex problems within the watchOS ecosystem.
What does a Systems Engineer earn?
Median $155000 from 223 postings across 33 companies.