Systems Software Developer

At Apple, we tackle large-scale engineering challenges to deliver products that are intuitive, reliable, and built to last. Our engineering teams operate at the intersection of CI systems, software architecture, data analytics, build engineering, and developer tooling — owning the systems and workflows that enable complex, large-scale projects to move fast, scale, and ship with confidence.

As a Systems Software Developer, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand the project goals and develop systematic solutions, workflows, and approaches to achieve those goals. This would include contributing to projects in low-level software and algorithms, building CI/CD pipelines and workflows, and developing infrastructure and tooling to help deliver innovative Apple technologies and products.

• Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows with a focus on reliability, traceability, and data analytics.
• Develop instrumentation and reporting systems that surface build health, test failure trends, and developer productivity metrics.
• Debug and resolve failures across build, test, and deployment infrastructure; improve signal-to-noise across CI reporting.
• Identify and drive adoption of AI-assisted and agentic workflows to accelerate development and validation cycles
• Collaborate with engineering teams to inform project structure, dependency architecture, and build/test capabilities
• Build and maintain internal tools and APIs that integrate with Apple's engineering stack, including Xcode and Swift-based workflows
• Partner with cross-functional teams to translate system requirements into robust, maintainable infrastructure, processes, and workflows

• BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience
• 3+ years of experience designing, building, and maintaining production software systems and applications
• Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated build or test workflows
• Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL in production environments
• Demonstrated use of AI engineering tools and AI-assisted strategies in day-to-day development

• Experience developing large-scale internal APIs or developer-facing tooling
• Proficiency in Python and shell scripting to build automation and workflow tooling
• Experience with technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
• Experience with CI platforms such as Jenkins, Buildkite, or equivalent systems
• Experience developing with Swift, Xcode, or other Apple platform technologies
• Familiarity with software observability, metrics systems, or developer productivity analytics
• Experience working across multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, cross-functional engineering environment
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts and project plans clearly across engineering and non-engineering stakeholders
• Experience leveraging and integrating AI thoughtfully in large-scale production workflows to improve engineering throughput
• Experience with Xcode and CMake are a bonus
• Experience with computer vision, video processing, and/or machine learning data infrastructure is a bonus

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $150,400 and $277,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs.

Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase…