Software Engineer - OS Services
Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Software and Services
Are you a big-picture thinker who loves setting ambitious goals? Do you have a passion for understanding how each line of code affects all the others? In Apple's CoreOS organization, you’ll ensure the OS is inseparable from each device’s identity as a whole. That’s because this group is committed to building fully integrated operating systems that combine hardware, software, and apps into a single Apple experience. Your dedication to cross-disciplinary collaboration will help develop groundbreaking technologies, such as iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. By crafting these distinct, holistic user experiences, you’ll continue to uphold and advance the excellence people expect from Apple devices.
CoreOS organization is looking for a smart, dedicated and results-oriented software engineer to help us drive and develop innovative software initiatives for iOS, macOS, watchOS and visionOS. This is a great opportunity for an engineer who is interested in exploring software technologies throughout the stack and willing to take the challenges to have a major impact to all Apple’s products. To be successful in this role, you must have a keen understanding of the underlying technologies and the ability to determine how things work end to end. You must be able to devise innovative solutions to improve and streamline processes. Most importantly, you should have a sense of style and design sensitivity. Everything we do should be beautiful, from source code organization, build scripts, to UI elements.
Description
Collaborate closely with CoreOS, Hardware, AppleCare, and Marketing to design and develop innovative technologies for deployment in the field.
Your responsibilities will encompass a wide range of software layers, including firmwares, device drivers, frameworks, and applications.
You will be responsible for balancing security and performance, ensuring the implementation of essential features while prioritizing privacy and preventing fraudulent activities.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience and skills.
- Proficient in C/C++ programming languages, with a strong understanding of algorithms and data structures.
- Experience in object-oriented design and application development, including frameworks and daemons.
- Familiarity with Python, shell scripting, file system manipulation, process management, and networking.
- Fluent in both oral and written English.
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in iOS or macOS development.
- Proficiency in Objective C or Swift programming languages.
- Experience with operating system internals, kernel, and device drivers.
- Experience in networking and security.
- Demonstrated creative, critical, and independent thinking capabilities, along with troubleshooting skills.