This role pays more than
84%
of similar roles. Most pay
$158,862–$221,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$229k
versus about
$190k
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
1984 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$175,000–$277,600
across 1590 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 conduct investigative research and prototyping for future hardware and software features while collaborating with Performance, Power, OS, and Hardware experts. Day-to-day tasks include working across the system 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 experience with low-level OS systems like Darwin or drivers, power and performance measurement techniques, and solid computer science fundamentals. The role focuses on solving complex problems at the intersection of hardware and software.
What does a Systems Engineer earn?
Median $158250 from 186 postings across 30 companies.