CoreOS Kernel Performance Engineer

Cupertino, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-19 → 2026-09-28

Core

Optimize OS performance (responsiveness, efficiency, scheduling, memory, power) on Apple Silicon platforms (iOS, macOS, visionOS) by analyzing core OS layers and collaborating with hardware teams.

Role type

Senior IC OS kernel performance engineer

Builds

Core layers of operating systems for Apple Silicon devices

Domain

Operating Systems / Computer Architecture / Apple Silicon

Required skills

C programming, OS fundamentals, low-level programming, cross-team collaboration

Preferred skills

Kernel development, low-level performance analysis, modern CPU/memory architecture knowledge, profiling tools (Instruments, VTune)

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