Job description
The Cloud OS System Software Team is seeking a skilled Software Engineer to enhance and maintain the core infrastructure of data center environments. This role involves building and integrating software to orchestrate workloads across high-performance systems. The engineer will collaborate with various teams to optimize operating system performance and reliability. A focus on hardware acceleration for machine learning and high-performance computing workloads is essential.
Requirements
- 4+ years of software engineering experience
- Proficiency in one of C/C++, Obj-C, or Swift
- Strong knowledge of OS architecture and low-level system components
- Solid understanding of Linux or Apple OS system programming
- Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
Responsibilities
- Enhance operating system performance, scalability, and reliability
- Build and maintain system software such as runtime libraries, frameworks, and daemons
- Utilize hardware acceleration for machine learning and high-performance computing workloads
- Collaborate with teams across Apple to adapt and scale software on a novel compute platform
- Work on optimizing and maintaining the core infrastructure of data center environments
Benefits
- Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.
H-1B filing history
Public USCIS petition and DOL LCA counts · latest USCIS FY2026, LCA FY2026
Filing entity: Apple Inc
As of Aug 23, 2026
Initial approvals
1,065
FY2026
Approval rate
99.0%
FY2026
LCA certified
9,221
FY2026
Entry-level share
5.6%
FY2026
Initial approvals YoY
+30%
Trend
LCA certified YoY
-35%
Trend
Initial approvals by fiscal year
Approval rate by fiscal year
Continuing vs initial approvals
LCA certified positions by quarter
LCA certified positions by fiscal year
Based on public USCIS and DOL filings; not a sponsorship guarantee.
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