Systems Software Engineer

San Diego Until 9/22/2026 0+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

The Product Integrity group is looking for a Systems Software Engineer to develop future products. As a member of the OS Diagnostics team you will develop and maintain software used to characterize, calibrate and test new hardware, debug software and hardware both independently and multi-functionally, and work with many other teams at Apple and at various contract manufacturers. Your experience writing and debugging software on different hardware platforms will be meaningful to your success.

Description

In this role you will be responsible for developing, debugging and maintaining internal software running on many Apple products. You will have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of worldwide cross-functional teams including Hardware Engineering, Software Engineering, Operations, and our Contract Manufacturing partners. You will engage with many products from early development through mass production where your contributions will directly impact hardware quality and end user experiences.

Minimum Qualifications

BS in CS/CE/EE and 0-2+ years of software engineer career experience
Expertise in at least one of C++/Objective-C/Swift
Experience developing drivers/applications in Unix, Linux, or macOS

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with building embedded system architectures and using interfaces such as I2C, USB, PCIe
Experience building and debugging distributed applications
Experience debugging at all levels of an operating system
Experience with Python/Lua/Bash
Proven task management
Effective communication skills

About this role

Summary

Develop and maintain software for Apple hardware testing and debugging.

Job title

Systems Software Engineer

Experience level

0-2+ years

Minimum experience

0+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

San Diego, on-site work only

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

C++Objective-CSwiftUnixLinux

Preferred skills

embedded systemsI2CUSBPCIePythonLuaBash

Specializations

C++Objective-CSwiftUnixLinux
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

San Diego, CA, USA

On-site City