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Systems Software Engineer, Intelligence Orchestration, Proactive Intelligence

Apple· Software and Services
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Cupertino, California$150.4k - $277.6kfull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Role centered on designing, developing, and maintaining daemons and frameworks powering on-device intelligence and Siri-related features across Apple platforms. You will own model management for on-device inference, routing to private cloud compute, and scheduling document processing for search, while collaborating with ML and app engineers throughout the full software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and maintain daemons and frameworks that support on-device intelligence features across Apple platforms
  • Manage models for on-device inference and coordinate routing to private cloud compute
  • Schedule and optimize document processing workloads to power search experiences
  • Develop and improve unit tests and performance tests; diagnose and resolve customer-reported issues
  • Provide design guidance and technical expertise to partner engineering teams across the company

Qualifications

  • Expert-level proficiency in C, Objective-C, or Swift
  • Knowledge of operating system architecture and systems programming fundamentals
  • Experience developing daemons, libraries, or command-line tools on a Unix or Linux platform
  • Familiarity with machine learning concepts
  • Analytical and debugging skills
  • Experience applying machine learning concepts in a systems engineering context
  • Development experience on macOS or iOS
  • Experience with agentic coding tools or AI-assisted development workflows
  • Ability to analyze and solve systems problems
  • Ability to deliver work on schedule in a dynamic environment
  • Passion for creating customer experiences

Skills

Required:C, Objective-C, or SwiftOperating system architectureUnix/Linux developmentMachine learning concepts

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Tuition reimbursement for related education
  • Discretionary bonuses or commissions (where eligible)
  • Relocation assistance (where eligible)
  • Apple shareholder opportunities through stock programs
Last updated Sep 25, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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