Systems Software Developer
Apple, Sunnyvale, California
- Pay
- Not listed by the employer
- Work type
- Onsite
- Level
- Not stated
- Area
- Software engineering
- Posted
- Sep 15, 2026
About the role
At Apple, we tackle large-scale engineering challenges to deliver products that are intuitive, reliable, and built to last. Our engineering teams operate at the intersection of CI systems, software architecture, data analytics, build engineering, and developer tooling — owning the systems and workflows that enable complex, large-scale projects to move fast, scale, and ship with confidence.
DESCRIPTION
As a Systems Software Developer, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand the project goals and develop systematic solutions, workflows, and approaches to achieve those goals. This would include contributing to projects in low-level software and algorithms, building CI/CD pipelines and workflows, and developing infrastructure and tooling to help deliver innovative Apple technologies and products.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience 3+ years of experience designing, building, and maintaining production software systems and applications Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated build or test workflows Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL in production environments Demonstrated use of AI engineering tools and AI-assisted strategies in day-to-day development
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience developing large-scale internal APIs or developer-facing tooling Proficiency in Python and shell scripting to build automation and workflow tooling Experience with technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes Experience with CI platforms such as Jenkins, Buildkite, or equivalent systems Experience developing with Swift, Xcode, or other Apple platform technologies Familiarity with software observability, metrics systems, or developer productivity analytics Experience working across multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, cross-functional engineering environment Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts and project plans clearly across engineering and non-engineering stakeholders Experience leveraging and integrating AI thoughtfully in large-scale production workflows to improve engineering throughput Experience with Xcode and CMake are a bonus Experience with computer vision, video processing, and/or machine learning data infrastructure is a bonus
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