Software Engineer, System Services & Daemons, Core OS

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Beaverton, OR
Posted: 140 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, System Services & Daemons, Core OS

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The Software Engineer, System Services & Daemons, Core OS joins the Core OS group to develop integrated operating systems for macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS. This role operates at the intersection of kernel, firmware, and userspace to build daemons, frameworks, libraries, and command line tools that support system-wide functionality. Key responsibilities include designing and implementing scalable solutions, maintaining released code, diagnosing customer issues, and developing unit, integration, and performance tests. Candidates must possess strong proficiency in C, C++, or Objective-C, along with experience in object-oriented languages and operating system design. The position requires providing technical expertise across the company while solving complex problems related to hardware and software integration within a UNIX platform environment.

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C C++ Objective-C UNIX macOS iOS Kernel Firmware Xcode Observability Telemetry Daemons Libraries Command Line Tools

What you'll do

Design and implement scalable, performant solutions for complex system problems.
Develop and maintain daemons, libraries, and command-line tools on UNIX platforms.
Maintain released code by diagnosing and resolving customer-reported issues.
Develop and improve unit, integration, and performance tests.
Provide design guidance and technical expertise to teams across the company.
Work across the stack including kernel, firmware, and userspace components.
Design and implement new features for macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS, and visionOS.

What we're looking for

B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
Strong proficiency in C, C++, or Objective-C.
Experience with an object-oriented language.
Experience with operating system design and development.
Previous experience writing or maintaining daemons, libraries, and command line tools on a UNIX platform.
Development experience on macOS and/or iOS (preferred).
Experience with common embedded hardware architectures (preferred).
Experience building diagnostics, observability, or telemetry infrastructure (preferred).

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