WatchOS Systems Engineer

Apple • Cupertino, CA

75d

About The Position

The watchOS Systems team is looking for a creative software engineer to help define the future of Apple Watch. Your core responsibility will be to build and optimize the foundational software that drives the device's performance and power efficiency. You will also have the unique opportunity to conduct investigative research, prototyping new technologies that will help define future hardware and software features. This role is perfect for a collaborative engineer who is passionate about the intersection of hardware and software and thrives on solving complex, open-ended problems. As a key engineer on this team, you will tackle a wide range of complex challenges and collaborate closely with Performance, Power, OS, and Hardware experts across Apple. Your responsibilities will be dynamic, ranging from architecting core OS features to acting as a performance specialist for other teams. This includes defining and implementing critical system-level functionality, such as new systems to manage the process lifecycle, reclaim memory, or lead the transition to a 64-bit OS architecture. You will also dive into other teams' code to diagnose and resolve significant power issues, and will build and maintain tools to help all engineers model and analyze performance and memory.

Requirements

• Experience defining and contributing to application or systems architecture.
• Ability to work with technology partners at all levels of the stack, from hardware, sensors, and firmware to frameworks and applications.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, especially with ambiguous or undefined problems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in additional technical areas, like Graphics, UI or networking.

Responsibilities

• Build and optimize foundational software for device performance and power efficiency.
• Conduct investigative research and prototype new technologies.
• Collaborate with Performance, Power, OS, and Hardware experts.
• Architect core OS features and act as a performance specialist for other teams.
• Define and implement critical system-level functionality.
• Manage the process lifecycle and reclaim memory.
• Lead the transition to a 64-bit OS architecture.
• Diagnose and resolve significant power issues in other teams' code.
• Build and maintain tools for modeling and analyzing performance and memory.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees