Systems Software Developer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $175k
This role $214k
$118k most similar roles pay here $295k

This role pays more than 77% of similar roles. Most pay $136,157–$214,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $214k versus about $175k for comparable roles.

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About Apple Inc

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

Apple Inc currently has 1961 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $175,000–$277,600 across 1589 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Systems Software Developer

As a Systems Software Developer, you will join a cross-functional team focused on building infrastructure and tooling to support complex engineering projects. You will design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows while developing instrumentation and reporting systems to track build health and developer productivity metrics. Your daily work involves debugging deployment infrastructure, improving signal-to-noise in reports, and integrating AI-assisted and agentic workflows into development cycles. To succeed, you must be proficient in Python, shell scripting, and SQL with experience in PostgreSQL. The role requires familiarity with Docker, Kubernetes, and CI platforms like Jenkins or Buildkite. You will also work with Swift, Xcode, and CMake to build internal tools and APIs. This position addresses the technical challenge of creating reliable, scalable systems for large-scale software development and data infrastructure.

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows focused on reliability and traceability.
  • Develop instrumentation and reporting systems to track build health and developer productivity metrics.
  • Debug and resolve failures across build, test, and deployment infrastructure.
  • Implement AI-assisted and agentic workflows to accelerate development and validation cycles.
  • Build and maintain internal tools and APIs integrated with Xcode and Swift-based workflows.
  • Translate system requirements into robust, maintainable infrastructure and processes for cross-functional teams.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor of Science degree and at least 3 years of relevant industry experience.
  • At least 3 years of experience designing, building, and maintaining production software systems and applications.
  • Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated build or test workflows.
  • Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL in production environments.
  • Demonstrated use of AI engineering tools and AI-assisted strategies in day-to-day development.
  • Proficiency in Python and shell scripting to build automation and workflow tooling (preferred).
  • Experience with technologies such as Docker, Kubernetes, or CI platforms like Jenkins and Buildkite (preferred).
  • Experience with Swift, Xcode, CMake, or machine learning data infrastructure (bonus).

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