Apple
Systems Software Engineer, Platform Architecture
$166K–$292K
Cambridge, Massachusetts · Full-time · Posted May 4, 2026
- Experience
- 10+ years preferred.
- Education
- BS degree; MS or PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering preferred.
About the job
Build high-performance functional models of advanced SoC designs and help connect software and hardware to improve Apple product architecture.
What you'll do
- Prototype and analyze architecture and operating system proposals.
- Interface kernels and drivers with processor and SoC models.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and promote new opportunities and techniques.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Experience in low-level software, operating systems, or compilers.
- Programming experience in C++/C.
- Experience developing and debugging large, complex system software.
Nice to have
- MS or PhD in Computer Science or Computer Engineering; 10+ years of experience.
- Python scripting, assembly, kernel/driver/firmware development, concurrent and parallel programming, modeling and simulation, or knowledge of ARM and/or X86 architecture.
Pay
$165,800 and $292,400 USD base salary
Tools
C++, C, Python, ARM, X86
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