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Software Engineer, System Services & Daemons, Core OS

Apple· Software and Services
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Beaverton, ORFull-timePosted 4mo ago

About the role

Engineer role in Apple's Core Operating Systems group focusing on state-of-the-art technology across macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS and visionOS. Work at the intersection of kernel, firmware, and userspace to design, implement, test, maintain, and diagnose daemons, libraries and command line tools on UNIX platforms, with cross-functional collaboration and emphasis on performance, scalability, and diagnostics.

Responsibilities

  • Work with cross-functional partners to design and implement scalable and performant solutions to complex problems
  • Provide design guidance and expertise to teams across the company
  • Maintain existing released code, including diagnosing and resolving customer reported issues
  • Develop and improve unit, integration, and performance tests

Qualifications

  • 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
  • Development experience on macOS and/or iOS
  • Experience with common embedded hardware architectures
  • Experience building diagnostics, observability, or telemetry infrastructure
  • Familiarity with Xcode
  • Excellent collaborative skills, written and verbal communication
  • Exceptional professionalism, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules
  • A genuine passion for consumer devices

Skills

Required:CC++Objective-C
Last updated Jun 26, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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