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Software Engineer, OS and System Services

Apple

Location

Seattle, WA

Type

Full-time

Posted

8/18/2026

Compensation

Not listed

Undergraduate with 5+ Years of Experience
Master's with 5+ Years of Experience
H-1B FY202699.0% approval+30% YoY
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Job description

The Apple Cloud Engineering team is seeking a skilled software engineer to develop and integrate software for orchestrating workloads across advanced data center systems. This collaborative role involves working with various teams to optimize hardware acceleration for machine learning and high-performance computing. The engineer will focus on building and maintaining system software, ensuring high quality and agility through testing. The position requires a passion for tackling challenging problems and a commitment to developing innovative solutions.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience
  • Proficiency in C/C++
  • Strong knowledge of operating system and firmware development fundamentals
  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience
  • Experience with fleet software management and debugging software at scale
  • Good understanding of networking protocols and distributed systems is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain system infrastructure that powers the next generation of data centers
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with architecture, platform design, and software teams
  • Develop and integrate best in class hardware, software, and services
  • Ensure high quality and agility with unit tests, integration tests, and performance tests
  • Occasionally go on-call to support the high quality software deployed

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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