Software Engineer, Intelligence Orchestration, Proactive Intelligence

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted: 72 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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, Intelligence Orchestration, Proactive Intelligence

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As a Software Engineer, Intelligence Orchestration, Proactive Intelligence, you will join the Intelligence Orchestration team to build systems infrastructure including daemons, frameworks, and platform services that power Apple Intelligence, Siri, and related features like Writing Tools and Live Translations. You will own the development of components for model management for on-device inference, routing to private cloud compute, scheduling document processing for search, and on-device reporting for intelligence workloads. The role requires expert proficiency in C, Objective-C, or Swift, along with knowledge of operating system architecture, systems programming fundamentals, and machine learning concepts. You will work across the full software development lifecycle to ensure these features run seamlessly in resource-constrained environments. Key responsibilities include designing daemons, maintaining libraries, performing performance testing, and providing technical guidance to partner engineering teams across various Apple platforms.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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Skills

C Objective-C Swift Unix Linux Machine Learning Systems Programming iOS macOS Daemons Frameworks Command-line Tools AI-assisted development

What you'll do

Develop and maintain daemons and frameworks that power on-device intelligence features across multiple platforms.
Manage machine learning models for on-device inference and coordinate routing to private cloud compute.
Schedule and optimize document processing workloads to support search experiences.
Implement and manage systems infrastructure including platform services and reporting for intelligence workloads.
Develop, maintain, and improve unit tests and performance tests for core features.
Diagnose and resolve customer-reported issues across the software lifecycle.
Provide design guidance and technical expertise to partner engineering teams across the company.

What we're looking for

Expert-level proficiency in C, Objective-C, or Swift.
Knowledge of operating system architecture and systems programming fundamentals.
Experience developing daemons, libraries, or command-line tools on a Unix or Linux platform.
Familiarity with machine learning concepts.
Analytical and debugging skills to resolve customer-reported issues.
Experience applying machine learning concepts in a systems engineering context.
Development experience on macOS or iOS.
Experience with agentic coding tools or AI-assisted development workflows.