Apple
System Software Engineer - Debug Technologies
Beaverton, Oregon · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years working on operating system-level features or equivalent experience.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience/skills.
About the job
Develop operating system and firmware features, tools, and infrastructure that improve debugging and failure diagnostics across Apple platforms.
What you'll do
- Develop OS features for internal debugging and customer crash diagnostics; debug and root-cause real-world failures.
- Recommend system and software architectures that improve failure observability.
- Build infrastructure to scale capture, triage, and reporting of customer issues; interview candidates.
What they ask for
- 3+ years working on operating system-level features or equivalent experience.
- Solid understanding of operating systems fundamentals.
- Experience developing or debugging on embedded systems.
- Proficiency in C, C++, or Swift; experience working with GenAI.
Nice to have
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to navigate ambiguity and constraints as a self-starter.
Tools
C, C++, Swift, GenAI
AI focus
Experience working with GenAI is required; specific AI duties are not described.
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