Senior System Engineer at Apple

Department: Software and Services

Compensation · Listed in posting

$150,400 – $277,600

Location: Cupertino, California
Level: senior
Posted: Mar 27, 2026

Description

Apple is hiring a Senior Software Engineer for its UI Compositing team to contribute to core compositing infrastructure across iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS. The role focuses on frame scheduling, display synchronization, visual security, input handling, performance optimization, hardware integration, debugging, and cross-platform system code maintenance. The engineer will collaborate with GPU driver, Display, and Metal teams, drive technical decisions, and mentor junior engineers.

Required Skills

C/C++
Unix systems
Performance optimization
Display technologies
GPU programming
Event handling
System debugging

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree or equivalent in Computer Science or a related field
Required Previous Experiences: 5+ years of software development experience with a strong systems programming background
Experience with performance analysis and optimization
Experience leading technical initiatives and driving projects from concept to completion
Experience mentoring others and providing technical leadership
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with compositing systems, scheduler design, or graphics infrastructure
Experience with GPU programming, Metal, or modern graphics APIs
Familiarity with advanced display technologies and variable refresh rate systems
Understanding of display hardware and GPU architectures
Experience with event-driven systems and input handling
Experience working with large legacy codebases and incremental modernization strategies
Experience working across multiple Apple platforms
Experience integrating software with hardware capabilities
Ability to define processes and drive automation
Experience shipping consumer products at scale across hardware and software
Versatility across different technical areas and problem domains

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