Systems Software Engineer - Performance & Agentic Tools

Apple • Cupertino, CA

1d

About The Position

The OS Performance Tools team seeks a passionate and versatile engineer to help Apple engineers and third-party developers understand and improve the performance of code running on Apple platforms, including macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and visionOS. The team builds software used to analyze code performance and help developers deliver delightful experiences to Apple customers.

The role focuses on using AI to scale performance triage and analysis. The engineer will build agentic workflows to extract insights from diagnostics and telemetry, connect issues surfaced by different pipelines, and automate performance investigations. The position calls for someone eager to learn about the full OS stack and use that knowledge to improve the team's software and the effectiveness of the engineers who rely on it.

Requirements

• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills.
• Strong operating-system and systems fundamentals.
• Proficiency in C, Objective-C, Swift, or a similar language.
• Prior development experience in Unix, Linux, macOS, or iOS.
• Ability to independently learn new technologies, prototype, and propose software designs and solutions.
• Passion for product quality and attention to detail.
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills.
• Computer science degree or equivalent experience.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Build agentic workflows to glean insights from diagnostics and telemetry.
• Connect issues surfaced by different performance analysis pipelines.
• Automate performance investigations.
• Apply knowledge of the OS stack to improve the team's software and the effectiveness of its users.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time