Software Development Engineer - Systems

Apple • Cupertino, CA

17h

About The Position

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather
to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people
once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the
diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs
through everything we do.

DESCRIPTION

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various
unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Responsible for daemons and
frameworks that support functionality throughout operating systems across all
platforms, which requires knowledge of operating systems, computer architecture,
and low-level system programming. Design, develop, and maintain software to
perform management of applications in personal computing systems and coordinate
operations between different processes in operating systems. Architect and
develop manual and automated testing frameworks for the developed software.
Triage and evaluate customer and internal bug reports. Provide design guidance,
technical support, and expertise to teams across the company. Collaborate
cross-functionally with teams to design and deliver high-quality software
features for Apple’s operating system. Beta testing Apple’s software and
reporting bugs to the necessary teams. 40 hours/week. At Apple, base pay is one
part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This
provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The
base pay range for this role is between $147,400.00 - $220,900.00/yr and your
base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
PAY & BENEFITS: Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple
shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock
programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit
awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating
in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including:
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of
discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to
advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses —
including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary
bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple
Benefits: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html. Note: Apple benefit,
compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements
and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation
• Using C or Objective-C to write low-level systems software
• Experience with common hardware architectures like x86_64, arm64, or arm64e to develop low-level software
• Experience delivering software features and fixing bugs
• Analyzing high-level system requirements and translating them into detailed software designs
• Experience in unit testing, stress testing, smoke testing, regression testing, and integration testing
• Debugging software using an interactive debugger to triage and root-cause issues in embedded systems

Nice To Haves

• N/A

Responsibilities

• Responsible for daemons and frameworks that support functionality throughout operating systems across all platforms
• Design, develop, and maintain software to perform management of applications in personal computing systems and coordinate operations between different processes in operating systems
• Architect and develop manual and automated testing frameworks for the developed software
• Triage and evaluate customer and internal bug reports
• Provide design guidance, technical support, and expertise to teams across the company
• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams to design and deliver high-quality software features for Apple’s operating system
• Beta testing Apple’s software and reporting bugs to the necessary teams

Benefits

• Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs.
• Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• A range of discounted products and free services
• For formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
• This role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level