Software Engineer, Apple

Apple Software Updates

$121.9-214.5k

Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments

macOS

iOS

Swift

C++

Objective-C

Junior and Mid level

San Francisco Bay Area

May offer relocation

Office located in Cupertino, CA

Personal technology company

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1001+ employees

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Job no longer available

$121.9-214.5k

macOS

iOS

Swift

C++

Objective-C

Junior and Mid level

San Francisco Bay Area

May offer relocation

Office located in Cupertino, CA

1001+ employees

B2CB2BHardwareSaaSTelecommunicationseCommerce

Company mission

Apple's mission is to bring the best user experience to its customers through its innovative hardware, software, and services.

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Company

Role

Who you are

Objective-C, Swift, C++, or C knowledge
Bachelors degree in CS/CE/EE or 2-3 years relevant work experience

Desirable

Strong defensive programming skills
Familiarity with LLDB
Familiarity with compiling and building complex systems
Familiarity with macOS/iOS internals (launchd, boot mechanisms, etc.)

What the job involves

Weekly Hours: 40
In this role, you'll be working on the Software Update process for most of Apple's devices
This is a broad role with opportunities to work across many levels of the OS, from the UI layer all the way down to the kernel and firmware
Your responsibilities will include ensuring the updates work on new hardware, enhancing the robustness and security of the process, and imagining and delivering new features
The Apple Software Update team is looking for a junior engineer with a combination of strong programming and design skills and who loves working on complex systems
You should believe in making things as simple as possible but no simpler, and you should enjoy working across all levels of the stack, from debugging kernel interfaces and writing device drivers all the way up to tinkering with user interface elements
Help deliver new Software Update features, including improving speed, reliability, and robustness
Collaborate with the Security, APFS, and Kernel teams to come up with more future-proof software update mechanisms
Write and debug software across all product lines and OSes
Help bring up new platforms, including consulting on the design of firmware updaters, the software update process, and OS boot mechanisms

Our take

With a market capitalisation that reached $3 trillion in 2022, Apple is the world's most valuable company. A vertically integrated approach and obsessive focus on the user experience have helped to make Apple one of the most successful companies in the world.

Since taking over at Apple, Tim Cook has been carefully curating the company's reputation as a champion of consumer privacy, trying to set the company apart from others that monetise their users' data.

The company even went as far as to introduce sweeping privacy changes which made it difficult to tailor ads to Apple’s 1bn+ iPhone users. This rocked the $400bn digital ads market, seriously harming the revenue of its bigger rivals in the lucrative industry and forcing them to rebuild their ad infrastructure.

Despite this, the company has been shaken by supply chain issues and moved a considerable amount of its manufacturing from China to India, and increased its Vietnam presence. This is because of multi-pronged production disruption in China, the second largest customer market for Apple, and triggered an estimated 10% revenue drop in the first quarter of 2023.

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Top investors

204% employee growth in 12 months

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Trustpilot (1.8)

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Company benefits

Everyone has different needs and schedules, and that’s why we offer medical plans that cover both physical and mental healthcare
In addition, employees have the option to access medical professionals from almost anywhere and get free confidential counselling — virtual or in person
You could also be eligible for help with fitness-related expenses
Our medical coverage plans include family-friendly features such as fertility treatments
Because we know there’s more than one way to bring a new child into your family, we support all kinds of new parents with paid leave and our gradual return-to-work programme
You also get paid time away if you need to care for an ill family member and free guidance to help you find support for childcare, elderly care, legal referrals and more
At Apple, we make sure women earn the same as men performing similar work. As part of that effort, your salary history is history — we won’t ask
Every employee here also has the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder, because all are eligible for stock grants and also a discount when purchasing Apple stock
To help you prepare for retirement, our pension can help you meet your savings goals. And to help you prepare for the unexpected, you’ll have the security of multiple forms of income protection
Plan on developing both professionally and personally. Apple University creates classes, seminars and beyond-the-classroom tools that help employees understand Apple’s culture, organisation, values, and role in the world. You can sharpen general business and software skills through online classes
For more formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, we’ll reimburse you for certain educational expenses, including tuition
Whether you’re exploring personal pursuits, welcoming a new child or caring for a family member, rest assured that you’ll have paid time away when you need it most
When you give money to an eligible organisation, we’ll match your donations one-for-one, so your contribution is doubled. And if you choose to donate your time, we’ll contribute US$25 for every hour you volunteer. Whether you donate time or money, Apple will match your contributions up to US$10,000 a year
Get the world’s best prices on the world’s best products — Apple products. You’ll also get deals on great third-party accessories
And there are services to help you manage life’s day-to-day tasks: dinner reservations, pet-sitters, shopping, personal travel, financial guidance and more

Company HQ

Cupertino, CA

Leadership

Tim Cook

(CEO, not founder)

Joined Apple in 1998 and held various senior roles before being promoted to CEO in 2011. Previously Spent 12 years with IBM, most recently as director of North American Fulfilment, where he led manufacturing and distribution functions for IBM’s Personal Computer Company in North and Latin America

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