About the position
In the Core Operating Systems group, you’ll ensure the OS is inseparable from each device’s identity as a whole! That’s because this group is committed to building fully integrated operating systems that combine hardware, software, and apps into a single Apple experience. Your dedication to cross-disciplinary collaboration will help develop groundbreaking technologies, such as iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS and visionOS. By crafting these distinct, comprehensive user experiences, you’ll continue to uphold and advance the excellence people expect from Apple devices. The Core OS organization is seeking an extraordinary engineer to work on state-of-the art technology for macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS and visionOS. You should have a strong understanding of operating system fundamentals and experience working throughout the stack. As a member of the team, you would participate in all stages of software development, from new feature design and implementation, to maintenance and bug fixing of released code. You will develop and improve unit tests and performance tests, and may also work on diagnosing and resolving customer reported issues.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for daemons and frameworks that support functionality throughout the system.
- Write or maintain daemons, libraries, and command line tools on a UNIX platform.
- Provide design guidance and technical support and expertise to teams across the company.
- Develop and maintain individual projects.
- Participate in all stages of software development, including new feature design and implementation.
- Maintain and fix bugs in released code.
- Develop and improve unit tests and performance tests.
- Diagnose and resolve customer reported issues.
Requirements
- B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
- Strong proficiency in C, C++, or Objective-C.
- Experience with operating system design and development.
Nice-to-haves
- Development experience on macOS and/or iOS.
- Experience with common embedded hardware architectures.
- Familiar with Open Source technologies and development communities.
- Familiar with cryptographic concepts and techniques.
- Familiar with Xcode.
- Excellent collaborative skills, written and verbal communication.
- Exceptional professionalism, with the ability to deliver solid work on tight schedules.
- A genuine passion for consumer devices.
