Systems Software Engineer - Performance & Agentic Tools

Apple • Cupertino, CA

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About The Position

The OS Performance Tools team is looking for a passionate and versatile engineer to help Apple engineers and 3rd party developers understand and improve the performance of code running on Apple's platforms (macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS). The team builds software that Apple engineers and 3rd party developers use to understand & analyze performance of their code, enabling them to ship delightful experiences to Apple customers. This role will focus on leveraging AI to scale the team’s work on performance triage and analysis. This will involve building agentic workflows to glean deeper insights from diagnostics and telemetry, connecting issues surfaced by different pipelines, and automating performance investigations. We are looking for someone who is excited to learn about the full OS stack and apply that knowledge to make our software — and the engineers who depend on them — dramatically more effective.

Requirements

• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills
• Strong OS & Systems fundamentals
• Proficient in C/ObjC/Swift or similar language
• Prior development experience in Unix, Linux, macOS, or iOS
• Aptitude to independently learn new technologies, prototype and propose software design and solutions
• Passion for product quality and attention to detail
• Excellent spoken and written communication
• CS degree or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Experience building agentic workflows following industry best practices
• Hands-on experience using AI to solve complex software engineering problems

Responsibilities

• Leveraging AI to scale the team’s work on performance triage and analysis.
• Building agentic workflows to glean deeper insights from diagnostics and telemetry.
• Connecting issues surfaced by different pipelines.
• Automating performance investigations.
• Learning about the full OS stack and applying that knowledge to make software more effective.

What This Job Offers

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