Systems Software Engineer - Performance & Agentic Tools

The OS Performance Tools team is looking for a passionate and versatile engineer to help Apple engineers and 3rd party developers understand and improve the performance of code running on Apple's platforms (macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS). The team builds software that Apple engineers and 3rd party developers use to understand & analyze performance of their code, enabling them to ship delightful experiences to Apple customers.

## Description

This role will focus on leveraging AI to scale the team’s work on performance triage and analysis. This will involve building agentic workflows to glean deeper insights from diagnostics and telemetry, connecting issues surfaced by different pipelines, and automating performance investigations. We are looking for someone who is excited to learn about the full OS stack and apply that knowledge to make our software — and the engineers who depend on them — dramatically more effective.

## Minimum qualifications

Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills

Strong OS & Systems fundamentals

Proficient in C/ObjC/Swift or similar language

Prior development experience in Unix, Linux, macOS, or iOS

Aptitude to independently learn new technologies, prototype and propose software design and solutions

Passion for product quality and attention to detail

Excellent spoken and written communication

CS degree or equivalent experience

## Preferred qualifications

Experience building agentic workflows following industry best practices

Hands-on experience using AI to solve complex software engineering problems