Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.

Technology

SystemDevelopmentEngineermacOS

$129–175k Seattle, Washington, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“System Development Engineer macOS at Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.. Skills: MacOS development, System development, C++, Swift. Develop and maintain macOS system software. Design and implement new macOS features”

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Debugging complex issues; Performance analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

5+ years of experience in system development, 3+ years of experience in macOS development, Experience with C++, Experience with Objective-C, Experience with Swift, Experience with macOS frameworks, Experience with macOS internals

Nice to Have

Experience with kernel development, Experience with low-level systems programming, Experience with distributed systems, Experience with performance analysis, Experience with debugging complex issues, Experience with scripting languages

What You'll Do.

Develop and maintain macOS system software

Design and implement new macOS features

Debug and resolve complex system issues

Collaborate with cross-functional teams

Participate in code reviews

Contribute to system architecture discussions

Analyze and improve system performance

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams

Full Job Description

Enterprise Engineering organization manages one of the largest macOS client fleets in the world. Our focus is to consistently raise Amazon's security bar while ensuring a smooth productivity experience for our end users. We are a team of builders managing the solutions for Amazon's global macOS client fleets. We use AWS products to evolve traditional enterprise tools and services at a large scale. We are looking for a Systems Development Engineer with extensive macOS knowledge of Fleet Management, troubleshooting expertise, development background, and strong knowledge of macOS performance troubleshooting. If you are passionate about technology, enjoy working with others, and like to solve technical challenges, keep reading. In this role, you and your team will directly influence Amazon's macOS experience roadmap. You will use native AWS services, external 3rd party services, and DevOps patterns to manage a growing fleet of macOS client devices. This is a hands-on position where your daily activities include macOS administration, integrations, developing tools and automation, root cause analysis, performance analysis, and maintaining service infrastructures. You will contribute to operations and development activities as we build the next generation of macOS management tools. Every day will bring new and exciting opportunities. Your responsibilities include but are not limited to: Troubleshoot and solve issues in a globally scaled enterprise environment macOS client management — patching, OS updates, configuration profile deployments, and MDM policy enforcement Maintain client management service infrastructure hosted in AWS Contribute to automation efforts with a primary focus on the macOS client fleet Key job responsibilities macOS Platform Expertise Deep understanding of macOS internals — launchd, system extensions, kernel extensions (kexts), APFS, Gatekeeper, XProtect, TCC (Transparency, Consent & Control) Proficiency with Apple's security frameworks — Secure Boot

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