Software Engineer, OS and System Services

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: $142,300–$263,300 / yr
Posted: 2 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live 2 days ago
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, OS and System Services

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Software Engineer, OS and System Services will join the Cloud OS System Software Team to build and integrate software that orchestrates workloads across high-performance, energy-efficient systems for next-generation data centers. The role involves developing, maintaining, and optimizing OS-level components, including runtime libraries, frameworks, and daemons that manage hardware components and host processes. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve performance, security, and resource efficiency while troubleshooting low-level OS issues, networking bottlenecks, and hardware-software integration challenges. Key responsibilities include implementing fault detection mechanisms and developing automation tools for system reliability. Required skills include proficiency in C/C++, Obj-C, or Swift, along with deep knowledge of OS architecture, Linux or Apple OS system programming, process management, IPC, signals, and daemon lifecycles. The work focuses on hardware acceleration for machine learning and high-performance computing workloads within a distributed cloud infrastructure.

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Skills

C++ C Objective-C Swift Linux Docker Kubernetes System Programming IPC Distributed Systems Cloud Computing systemd launchd upstart ASIC Hardware Acceleration

What you'll do

Develop and optimize OS-level components for data center infrastructure.
Design, implement, and maintain system daemons to manage hardware components and host processes.
Troubleshoot low-level OS issues, networking bottlenecks, and hardware-software integration challenges.
Implement robust fault detection and recovery mechanisms for hardware and daemon failures.
Build runtime libraries, frameworks, and tools to orchestrate workloads on high-performance systems.
Develop automation, monitoring, and diagnostic tools to improve system reliability.
Integrate software to utilize hardware acceleration for machine learning and high-performance computing.

What we're looking for

4+ years of software engineering experience.
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Proficiency in C/C++, Obj-C, or Swift.
Strong knowledge of OS architecture and low-level system components.
Solid understanding of Linux or Apple OS system programming, including process management, IPC, signals, and daemon lifecycle.
Familiarity with init systems (systemd, launchd, upstart) and service orchestration (preferred).
Knowledge of distributed systems, cloud computing, and large-scale data center infrastructure (preferred).
Experience with AI accelerators, cloud technologies (Docker, Kubernetes), or AI workload orchestration (preferred).

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