Apple
Senior Systems Engineer, Watch Software
$166K–$325K
Boulder, Colorado +2 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- Boulder, Colorado
Cupertino, California
San Diego, California - Experience
- 8+ years industry experience.
About the job
Build and optimize foundational watchOS systems software, investigate performance and power issues, and prototype technologies for future Apple Watch hardware and software.
What you'll do
- Architect and implement system software across firmware, kernel, runtime, and application layers; develop components, frameworks, and applications.
- Diagnose functional, power, and performance issues, and build tools to model and analyze performance and memory.
- Research and prototype solutions, project future hardware needs, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features.
What they ask for
- 8+ years industry experience.
- Hands-on software development and lifecycle management experience with deep technical understanding.
- Experience with low-level OS systems, such as kernel, Darwin, or drivers.
- Deep experience with power and performance measurement and investigation techniques; solid computer science fundamentals.
Nice to have
- Experience defining or contributing to application or systems architecture.
- Experience across hardware, sensors, firmware, frameworks, and applications, or in Graphics, UI, or networking.
Pay
USD $175,000–$308,500 base salary; USD $184,700–$324,800 base salary; USD $165,800–$292,400 base salary
Tools
watchOS, kernel, Darwin, 64-bit OS
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