Software Engineer - Darwin Server, Core OS

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
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$150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted
91 days ago
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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

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TL;DR · Software Engineer - Darwin Server, Core OS

Software Engineer - Darwin Server, Core OS The Software Engineer - Darwin Server, Core OS joins the Darwin Server team to develop system software for Apple’s operating systems. This role focuses on the UNIX-like foundation of the OS, ensuring it is adaptable for server environments like Private Cloud Compute. You will participate in the full software development cycle, from problem definition and design to implementation, testing, and debugging. Key responsibilities include building technologies for server application packaging, integrating cloud management and orchestration, improving observability at scale, and developing security features. You will utilize systems programming languages including Swift, C, Rust, or Go. Required skills include experience with UNIX-like systems, operating systems architecture, and cloud infrastructure integration, specifically regarding provisioning, containers, and server diagnostics.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Develop system software to optimize Darwin for server and cloud environments.
  • Build technologies for server application packaging and distribution like OCI images.
  • Integrate Darwin with cloud management and orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes.
  • Improve system observability at scale using standards like OpenTelemetry.
  • Develop new security and privacy features for Private Cloud Compute.
  • Execute all phases of the software development cycle including design, implementation, and debugging.
  • Build features for client teams to meet specific development and product requirements.
  • Partner with technology owners to enable internal technologies for server environments.

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 OS integration with cloud infrastructure, application packaging, and server observability.
  • Experience developing system daemons/services, libraries, or designing APIs.
  • BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge and experience.
  • Experience building operating system infrastructure to support cloud computing (preferred).
  • Practical understanding of security and trust principles such as certificates and software signing (preferred).

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