Apple
Agentic Systems Engineer, Proactive Intelligence — Automation & LLM Orchestration
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Oct 27, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years in system-level software engineering or OS integration; at least 10 years in applied software engineering and/or product development.
- Education
- B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Build secure, low-level runtime frameworks that connect foundation models to Apple system APIs and interfaces, enabling reliable agentic workflows across Apple platforms.
What you'll do
- Design and implement execution frameworks and runtime loops that turn multimodal model outputs into safe system actions.
- Integrate perception pipelines and agentic tooling, and collaborate with CoreOS, UI Frameworks, and Siri teams on architecture and integration.
- Write and review production-quality code, tests, and documentation; contribute to architecture decisions and roadmaps.
What they ask for
- Strong programming skills in Swift, Objective-C, and/or C++.
- Fundamental knowledge of OS concepts including IPC, daemons, event routing, and sandboxing.
- Ability to architect and debug complex asynchronous systems and build scalable infrastructure that securely interfaces with LLMs and evaluation systems.
Nice to have
- Hands-on experience with applied LLM integration, prompt engineering, and agentic orchestration patterns.
- Proficiency with UIKit, AppKit, or SwiftUI, and understanding of accessibility or UI automation technologies.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 (USD, base salary)
Tools
Swift, Objective-C, C++, IPC, UIKit, AppKit, SwiftUI
AI focus
Build agentic workflows and runtime infrastructure that safely orchestrate foundation models with Apple UI and system APIs; integrate multimodal outputs, perception pipelines, and agentic tooling.
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