Software Engineer - Darwin Server, Core OS

Apple Inc

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On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
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$150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted
45 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday
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TL;DR · Software Engineer - Darwin Server, Core OS

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Software Engineer - Darwin Server, Core OS joins the Darwin Server team within Core OS to develop system software for Apple's operating systems. This role focuses on adapting the UNIX-like foundation of the operating system for server environments, specifically supporting services like Private Cloud Compute. The engineer will participate in all phases of the development cycle, including problem definition, design, implementation, testing, and debugging. Key responsibilities include building technologies for application packaging, integrating cloud management and orchestration tools, improving observability at scale, and developing security features. Candidates must possess experience with UNIX-like systems, operating system architecture, and systems programming fundamentals. Required skills include proficiency in Swift, C, Rust, or Go, along with experience developing system daemons, libraries, and APIs. The role addresses the technical challenge of enabling core OS technologies for cloud infrastructure and server environments.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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Skills

UNIX Swift C Rust Go Kubernetes OCI OpenTelemetry cloud-init Linux FreeBSD Darwin Systems Programming Security Certificates Attestation

What you'll do

  • Develop system software and core OS components for server and cloud environments.
  • Build technologies for server application packaging and distribution, such as OCI images or Flatpak.
  • Integrate Darwin with cloud management and orchestration tools like Kubernetes or cloud-init.
  • Improve system observability at scale using frameworks like OpenTelemetry.
  • Develop new security and privacy features specifically for Private Cloud Compute.
  • Execute all phases of the software development cycle including design, implementation, testing, and debugging.
  • Collaborate with internal client teams to build features that meet specific product requirements.
  • Partner with technology owners across the company to adapt their technologies for server use.

What we're looking for

  • Experience with UNIX-like systems.
  • Strong understanding of operating systems architecture and systems programming fundamentals.
  • Proficiency in a systems programming language such as Swift, C, Rust, or Go.
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure integration including provisioning, orchestration, application packaging, and server observability.
  • Experience developing system daemons, services, libraries, or designing APIs.
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge and experience.
  • Preferred experience building operating system infrastructure to support cloud computing.
  • Practical understanding of security and trust principles such as certificates, software signing, and attestation.

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