Software Systems Engineer Apple Maps (Navigation & Core Frameworks)

Apple • Cupertino, CA

316d • $143,100 - $264,200

About The Position

Apple Maps is seeking experienced client-side software systems engineers to help build and maintain the core and navigation frameworks that power location-based services across Apple platforms. This role spans critical components like navigation, routing, geolocation, and background services — and is ideal for engineers who thrive working close to the OS, love solving system-level problems, and have a strong foundation in native programming. Our team supports Apple Maps across all major platforms, including iPhone, iPad, CarPlay, WATCH, TV, macOS, and Vision Pro. If you enjoy building performant, memory-efficient frameworks and daemons that integrate deeply with the OS — and want to help shape the future of Apple's location experience — we'd love to hear from you.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in software systems engineering, ideally on Unix-based or embedded platforms
• Strong proficiency in native, compiled languages such as Objective-C, Swift, C++, C
• Experience developing and shipping client-side frameworks, daemons, or APIs
• Deep understanding of systems programming concepts: concurrency, threading, memory/resource management, and performance tuning
• Prior experience delivering production-quality software and collaborating across engineering, product, and design teams
• Familiarity with version control and development tools such as Git, Xcode, and performance analyses tools such as Instruments

Nice To Haves

• BS or MS in Computer Science
• Experience designing and implementing protocols, IPC mechanisms, and Protocol Buffers
• Background in networking, location services, or geospatial data handling
• Strong debugging skills across the OS stack (from framework to daemon)
• Experience with Shell scripting, Python, SQL
• Experience with performance tuning in mobile or embedded environments (CPU, memory, network, power optimizations)
• Familiarity with Apple's development ecosystem (iOS/macOS/watchOS/tvOS)
• Experience working with automated test infrastructure and validating systems in a CI pipeline

Responsibilities

• Designing and developing APIs, frameworks, daemons, and internal protocols to power geolocation and navigation experiences
• Building scalable, memory- and CPU-efficient systems that run across iOS, macOS, watchOS, tvOS, and more
• Working in Objective-C and Swift in a performance-sensitive, embedded environment
• Writing production-level code with deep attention to threading, memory management, and concurrency
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams across Apple to expose internal functionality through secure and stable system APIs
• Debugging at all levels of the OS stack and integrating with performance and test automation infrastructure

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• Retirement benefits
• A range of discounted products and free services
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
• Opportunity to participate in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs
• Discretionary restricted stock unit awards
• Ability to purchase Apple stock at a discount through Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• Relocation assistance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree