Software Engineer

AppleCupertino, United Stateslast year

140000USD - 265000USD

You will work on the core storage, indexing and search systems that power on-device Spotlight search over data on all iOS and macOS devices. You are passionate about building performant and well-designed systems and are able to learn existing systems quickly to understand how to bring them to the next level. You are dedicated to doing whatever needs to be done to delight users, whether it be designing or building new components, optimizing low-level system performance and resource usage, or extending and modifying existing systems to enable new search features.

Minimum Qualifications

Proficiency in C++
Interest in low-level, high performance systems
Strong background in fundamental systems concepts such as multithreading, concurrency, memory management, persistent indexes, crash recovery, algorithms, data structures, system design
Strong communication skills
Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent industry work experience

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with systems (e.g., database internals, operating systems, file systems, or embedded systems)
Experience with text indexing and search systems
Experience with performance, memory or storage optimization
Ability to learn new technologies quickly
Advance degree in related field or equivalent industry work experience

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Is the Software Engineer position at Apple remote?: Yes. This role was posted on Remote Frontend Jobs, a job board that lists exclusively fully remote positions.
What is the salary for the Software Engineer role?: The posted salary range for this position is 140000USD - 265000USD.
When was this Software Engineer job posted?: This listing was posted on May 1, 2025 and is still open for applications.
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