Systems Software Engineer, Performance & Agentic Tools

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$129,300–$225,300 / yr
Posted
30 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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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 · Systems Software Engineer, Performance & Agentic Tools

Systems Software Engineer - Performance & Agentic Tools joins the OS Performance Tools team to help developers understand and improve code performance across macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. This role focuses on leveraging AI to scale performance triage and analysis by building agentic workflows that extract insights from diagnostics and telemetry while automating investigations. The engineer will develop tools to inspect, analyze, and model performance issues, ensuring cross-platform compatibility and usability. Key responsibilities include identifying patterns for automation and collaborating with hardware, kernel, frontend, graphics, and data analytics teams. Candidates should possess strong OS and systems fundamentals along with proficiency in C, ObjC, or Swift. The role requires experience in Unix, Linux, macOS, or iOS environments to solve complex technical problems involving the full system stack from hardware through the user interface.

What you'll do

  • Build agentic workflows to automate performance triage and analysis using AI.
  • Develop tools to inspect, analyze, and model performance across macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS.
  • Identify patterns in performance data to create automated investigation workflows.
  • Analyze diagnostics and telemetry to glean deeper insights into system performance.
  • Connect issues surfaced by different pipelines to streamline the debugging process.
  • Develop robust software solutions for cross-platform compatibility and usability.
  • Create tools that help internal engineers and third-party developers optimize code performance.

What we're looking for

  • CS degree or equivalent experience.
  • Strong OS and systems fundamentals.
  • Proficiency in C, ObjC, Swift, or similar languages.
  • Prior development experience in Unix, Linux, macOS, or iOS.
  • Ability to independently learn new technologies and prototype software designs.
  • Excellent problem-solving, critical thinking, and communication skills.
  • Experience building agentic workflows following industry best practices (preferred).
  • Hands-on experience using AI to solve complex software engineering problems (preferred).

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