Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering

Seattle, Washington, United States
Software and Services

Summary

Posted:
Role Number:200557006
Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there’s no telling what we could accomplish. Apple is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to help develop the next generation of cloud services infrastructure. You will be working on key components of the Apple cloud platform and introducing new fundamental capabilities. Your work will help power entirely new applications and scale existing ones such as FaceTime, Push Notifications, iCloud Drive, Photos, and Backup. This is your chance to put a dent in the universe. You will work with world-class teams who have a real passion for engineering and delivering features that maintain strong privacy guarantees to end users.

Description

We are a high-leverage team designing, building, and growing Apple’s foundational privacy-focused platform, which enables many of Apple’s signature apps and experiences. Our work impacts over a billion users and is essential to the success of Apple’s growth in services. As part of the Apple Services Engineering organization, you will: • Partner with teams across Apple to develop features that enable new experiences in the Apple ecosystem • Improve the scalability, availability, and performance of our services • Evolve the platform’s design and architecture to support continued growth across multiple dimensions • Partner with SRE to triage, investigate, and remediate production issues

Minimum Qualifications

  • 2 years of experience developing software in Java, C, or C
  • Experience working with distributed NoSQL and relational databases
  • Experience with TCP/IP protocols and Unix / Unix-like operating systems
  • Experience programming using multi-threaded synchronous or asynchronous I/O concepts
  • Experience designing, developing, and operating large-scale distributed systems
  • Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with other programming languages such as Python or Go
  • Experience using cloud providers (e.g., AWS or GCP) or cloud native technologies (e.g., Kubernetes)
  • Experience with TLS, X.509 certificates, or similar security and cryptographic protocols
  • Collaborative: Excel in a multi-functional environment through clear communication and relationship building
  • Curious: Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to independently learn a complex information mesh
  • Customer Focused: Obsess about the user experience and data privacy
  • Drive Results: Consistently achieve results, driving projects from ideation to production

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

Pay & Benefits

  • Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.