Software Systems Engineer - Apple Maps (Navigation u0026 Core Frameworks)

Apple • Cupertino, CA

75d

About The Position

Apple Maps is seeking experienced client-side software systems engineers to help build and maintain the core and navigation frameworks that power location-based services across Apple platforms. This role spans critical components like navigation, routing, geolocation, and background services - and is ideal for engineers who thrive working close to the OS, love solving system-level problems, and have a strong foundation in native programming. Our team supports Apple Maps across all major platforms, including iPhone, iPad, CarPlay, WATCH, TV, macOS, and Vision Pro. If you enjoy building performant, memory-efficient frameworks and daemons that integrate deeply with the OS - and want to help shape the future of Apple's location experience - we'd love to hear from you. As a Software Systems Engineer on the Maps Frameworks team, you'll work on foundational services that support key location features used across Apple's ecosystem - from Navigation and Search to ETA, Map Tiles, and Location Services.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Computer Science
• Experience designing and implementing protocols, IPC mechanisms, and Protocol Buffers
• Background in networking, location services, or geospatial data handling
• Strong debugging skills across the OS stack (from framework to daemon)
• Experience with Shell scripting, Python, SQL
• Experience with performance tuning in mobile or embedded environments (CPU, memory, network, power optimizations)
• Familiarity with Apple's development ecosystem (iOS/macOS/watchOS/tvOS)

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing APIs, frameworks, daemons, and internal protocols to power geolocation and navigation experiences
• Building scalable, memory- and CPU-efficient systems that run across iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and more
• Working in Objective-C and Swift in a performance-sensitive, embedded environment
• Writing production-level code with deep attention to threading, memory management, and concurrency
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams across Apple to expose internal functionality through secure and stable system APIs
• Debugging at all levels of the OS stack and integrating with performance and test automation infrastructure

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees