Apple

Software Engineer - Darwin Server, Core OS

Apple$130K — $155K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience with UNIX-like systems
  • Strong grasp of operating systems architecture and systems programming
  • Proficient in Swift, C, Rust, or Go, with an emphasis on Swift
  • Familiarity with cloud infrastructure integration and management tools
  • Experience in developing system daemons/services and designing APIs
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

  • Build technologies for server application packaging and distribution
  • Enable integration of Darwin with cloud management and orchestration tools
  • Enhance Darwin’s support for large-scale observability
  • Develop new security and privacy features for Private Cloud Compute
  • Participate in the full software development life cycle including design, implementation, and debugging
  • Collaborate with client teams to meet their product requirements
  • Engage with various teams across Apple to drive technical changes

Benefits

  • Work with leading technologies at Apple
  • Engage in challenging and meaningful projects
  • Collaborate with a talented cross-functional team
  • Opportunity to contribute to open-source initiatives
  • Encouragement and support for professional development
Full Job Description
You will be responsible for working on a range of technologies that form the foundation of Apple's operating systems, with a focus on improving these technologies for use in server and cloud environments. Projects you work on as part of the Darwin Server team could include: * Building technologies to enable server application packaging and distribution (like OCI images or Flatpak) * Enabling Darwin to be integrated with cloud management and orchestration technologies (similar to cloud-init or Kubernetes) * Improving Darwin's support for observability at scale (e.g. OpenTelemetry) * Developing new security or privacy features to improve Private Cloud Compute An engineer on the Darwin Server team would regularly: * Participate in all phases of the software development cycle: from problem definition and design, through implementation, testing, and debugging * Work with client teams to build the features required for Darwin to meet their development and product requirements * Partner with technology owners throughout Apple to enable their technologies for use in server environments * Engage cross-functionally to effect technical change across Apple Minimum Qualifications Experience with UNIX-like systems Strong understanding of operating systems architecture and systems programming fundamentals Proficient in a systems programming language such as Swift, C, Rust, or Go (much of our newer work is in Swift). Familiarity with how operating systems integrate with cloud infrastructure - such as provisioning and orchestration (cloud-init, Kubernetes), application packaging (OCI, containers), and server observability/diagnostics Experience developing system daemons/services (e.g., launchd-managed services), libraries, or designing APIs BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent knowledge and experience Preferred Qualifications Experience building operating system infrastructure to support cloud computing Practical understanding of security and trust principles such as certificates, software signing, attestation, and policy-based configuration validation. Ability to systematically troubleshoot issues across the entire technology stack Perspective on how successful teams build and operate cloud technologies Involvement in open source technologies and development communities such as Darwin, FreeBSD, Linux, etc Passion for raising the bar for privacy and security in cloud computing

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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