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| Employer | Apple |
|---|---|
| Location | Seattle, Washington |
| Field | Technology › Software engineering |
| Level | Senior Level |
| Source category | Software Engineering |
| Posted | 2026-10-20 (19 days ago) |
| Work arrangement | On-site at the location listed |
| Pay | Not published in the source listing |
The Apple Services Engineering (ASE) team builds the container and virtualization runtime technology that powers Apple's next-generation compute platform. We're a fast-moving, highly skilled team of systems engineers designing and developing the virtualization-based runtimes that run Virtual Machines and Linux Containers across our data center and Apple platforms - with privacy, security, and performance as first-class requirements. Beyond the datacenter, we maintain Apple Container, our open source project bringing native container support to macOS desktops.
We're looking to add talented, passionate seasoned domain experts who love hard systems problems and want to build foundational technology used across Apple and the open source community, ready to take ownership of significant technologies.
Description
We build the container runtime technology that Apple's own services and developers depend on. Our systems engineers develop virtualization-based runtimes - using macOS virtualization and VMM solutions like Cloud Hypervisor and sandboxed container solutions - to run Virtual Machines and Linux Containers across our data center and Apple platforms, with a relentless focus on privacy, security, and performance. This is a foundational systems team: we work at the level of kernel and container security, image distribution, filesystems, and virtualization. Much of this work is greenfield, solving problems unique to running on Apple's own hardware in the data center, at a scale and with constraints the rest of the industry hasn't had to solve for. Beyond the datacenter, we maintain Apple Container, our open source desktop tooling that lets developers around the world run containers natively on macOS.
We're looking for a domain expert with depth across multiple technical areas, someone used to designing major features and resolving highly complex, ambiguous problems creatively - taking ownership of significant technologies to drive real impact across the organization, ready to take risks, course-correct quickly, and drive ideas from inception to implementation, building a reputation as someone the broader org seeks out for technical direction and standards, and to actively mentor engineers at all levels.
We love open source and collaboration at every level.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with Linux system programming
Experience leading code review for team standards, correctness, and test coverage, and raising the technical bar for other engineers
Experience defining and executing test strategies (regression prevention, negative-case validation, security testing) for complex systems
Development experience in one or more of: Cloud security, Container / Linux Kernel security and API security
Experience troubleshooting and diving into metrics to identify resource contention and bottlenecks
Experience designing benchmarks and load tests to characterize performance and establish scalability models
Development experience with container orchestration systems such as Docker or Kubernetes is a plus
Development experience with virtualization and container technologies such as Apple Container, Kata, Firecracker, or KubeVirt is a plus
Systems programming experience on Darwin with Swift is a plus
Programming system virtualization based on Cloud Hypervisor, rust-vmm, macOS Virtualization Framework, QEMU, or KVM is a plus
Understanding of various shared networked storage solutions (iSCSI, NFS, cluster file systems) is a plus
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent related experience.
At least 8+ years of software design and development experience in infrastructure engineering (compute, storage and network virtualization) with an emphasis on micro-services architectures and containerization
Advanced programming language proficiency in C, C++, Swift or Go, with a track record of designing and developing high performance, secured, scalable and reliable systems
Hands-on experience with some or all of the following topics: Linux containerization, Linux filesystems, Image distribution, Content storage, Kernel and container security
Track record of owning technical design end-to-end - from design docs and architecture tradeoffs through implementation and review
Pay & Benefits
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,000 and $308,500, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. 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. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
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Seattle has 754,195 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 9.6% of the population of Washington. It covers 84 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 8,979 people per square mile. The median age is 35.6, 7% younger than the state median (35.6 against 38.3).
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The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area has 2,086,210 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $72,610 a year, 42% above the national median ($72,610 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (212,900 jobs, median $59,660); business and financial operations (201,160 jobs, median $101,950); computer and mathematical (194,970 jobs, median $156,000). The area is most specialised in computer and mathematical (2.8 times) and architecture and engineering (1.4 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($168,110) and computer and mathematical ($156,000). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of King County was 4.8%. 74.0% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in King County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.
Among workers, 36.6% drive alone, 11.9% use public transit, 8.1% walk, 34.8% work from home. 13.9% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 18% below the state average (13.9% against 16.9%). Remote work is more common than in the state as a whole, which widens the set of employers a resident can work for without moving.
68.5% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 73% above the state share (68.5% against 39.6%). 20.1% of residents were born outside the United States, 31% above the state share (20.1% against 15.4%). The poverty rate is 9.9%, about the same as the state rate (9.9% against 9.9%).
The warmest month is Aug, averaging 65°F (18.3°C), and the coolest is Dec at 39°F (3.8°C). About 1,230 mm (48 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Nov is the wettest month (188 mm) and Jul the driest (19 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.
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| Place ⇅ | Distance from the job city ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ | Median home value ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Commute 45+ min ⇅ | Rent as % of occupation pay ⇅ | Open jobs there ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 0 mi | $2,030 | $938,600 | $123,860 | 13.9% | n/a | Jobs |
| Mercer Island, WA | 7 mi | $2,502 | $2,000,001 | $219,069 | 8.7% | n/a | — |
| Bainbridge Island, WA | 7 mi | $2,194 | $1,155,900 | $172,188 | 37.2% | n/a | — |
| Kirkland, WA | 9 mi | $2,401 | $1,115,400 | $150,414 | 10.8% | n/a | — |
| Bellevue, WA | 9 mi | $2,572 | $1,340,300 | $165,576 | 11.1% | n/a | Jobs |
| Shoreline, WA | 10 mi | $1,985 | $811,100 | $112,751 | 17.1% | n/a | — |
| Burien, WA | 10 mi | $1,782 | $638,800 | $91,318 | 15.5% | n/a | — |
| Kenmore, WA | 10 mi | $1,949 | $920,800 | $139,764 | 19.3% | n/a | — |
| Tukwila, WA | 10 mi | $1,898 | $489,000 | $78,381 | 14.6% | n/a | — |
| Redmond, WA | 12 mi | $2,409 | $1,167,800 | $162,560 | 9.8% | n/a | Jobs |
| Renton, WA | 12 mi | $1,998 | $672,600 | $100,432 | 22.0% | n/a | Jobs |
| Mountlake Terrace, WA | 12 mi | $2,004 | $667,300 | $107,687 | 17.8% | n/a | — |
| SeaTac, WA | 12 mi | $1,660 | $519,700 | $81,104 | 14.7% | n/a | — |
| Bothell, WA | 13 mi | $2,346 | $925,100 | $140,427 | 16.6% | n/a | — |
| Edmonds, WA | 13 mi | $1,903 | $890,100 | $122,449 | 16.7% | n/a | — |
| Bothell West, WA | 14 mi | $2,511 | $824,900 | $153,449 | 29.0% | n/a | — |
| Lynnwood, WA | 15 mi | $1,742 | $686,900 | $77,704 | 19.6% | n/a | Jobs |
| Sammamish, WA | 15 mi | $2,857 | $1,407,300 | $239,690 | 18.2% | n/a | — |
| Issaquah, WA | 15 mi | $2,590 | $963,000 | $154,669 | 12.8% | n/a | — |
| Fairwood, WA | 15 mi | $2,233 | $733,200 | $122,134 | 28.0% | n/a | — |
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How far Seattle, WA is from the 20 largest US cities, in straight-line miles (not driving distance). Click a column to sort.
| From ⇅ | Straight-line distance (miles) ⇅ | Population of that city ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | 0 mi | 754,195 |
| San Francisco, CA | 684 mi | 830,235 |
| San Jose, CA | 714 mi | 990,138 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 962 mi | 3,857,263 |
| Denver, CO | 1,024 mi | 718,877 |
| San Diego, CA | 1,059 mi | 1,389,526 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 1,108 mi | 1,642,323 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 1,524 mi | 697,125 |
| Fort Worth, TX | 1,658 mi | 963,194 |
| Dallas, TX | 1,681 mi | 1,307,930 |
| Chicago, IL | 1,732 mi | 2,711,226 |
| Austin, TX | 1,769 mi | 979,539 |
| San Antonio, TX | 1,784 mi | 1,479,835 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 1,869 mi | 885,860 |
| Houston, TX | 1,888 mi | 2,328,253 |
| Columbus, OH | 2,009 mi | 914,802 |
| Charlotte, NC | 2,283 mi | 903,844 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 2,374 mi | 1,579,706 |
| New York, NY | 2,407 mi | 8,483,844 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 2,452 mi | 977,670 |
| City ⇅ | Straight-line distance ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Bellevue, WA | 9 mi | 75 |
| Redmond, WA | 12 mi | 3 |
| Lynnwood, WA | 15 mi | 3 |
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