Software Systems Engineer - Health Software Team

Apple Apple · Big Tech · Shanghai, China · Hardware

Software Systems Engineer for Apple's Health Software Team, focusing on shipping regulated health features. The role involves managing regulatory deliverables, translating technical and regulatory concepts, partnering with stakeholders to define requirements and designs, and identifying process improvements. Requires experience in medical device development, knowledge of regulatory requirements, and strong technical fluency in software architecture and development.

What you'd actually do

  1. Develop, manage, and maintain design history files and regulatory deliverables
  2. Translate complex technical and regulatory concepts for diverse audiences across Apple
  3. Conduct impact analysis on design changes and facilitate trade-off discussions across stakeholders
  4. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to translate product vision into traceable engineering requirements and safe, scalable designs
  5. Identify and implement process improvements, including building software tools and prototypes where applicable

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in a technical field with 7+ years of relevant industry experience OR equivalent combination of education and professional experience
  • Medical device development experience, particularly Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) or other regulated software products
  • Knowledge of domestic medical device regulatory requirements (China GMP)
  • Strong technical fluency in software architecture and development processes, including the ability to hold substantive discussions with engineering teams
  • Experience with Python and/or shell scripting
  • Proficiency with AI tools for software development
  • Track record of driving alignment and decisions across diverse stakeholder groups
  • Excellent English proficiency (oral and written)
  • Ability to reason at multiple levels of abstraction — knowing when to treat something as a black box and when to dig into details that matter inside of it

Nice to have

  • Quality management systems and design controls knowledge such as 21CFR820, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, or ISO 14971
  • Strong technical writing and documentation skills, preferably including experience with regulatory submissions
  • Project/program management experience in complex, multi-disciplinary technical environments
  • Experience with Swift development in Xcode

What the JD emphasized

  • regulated health features
  • software as a medical device
  • domestic medical device regulatory requirements (China GMP)
  • Medical device development experience, particularly Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) or other regulated software products