Senior Software Engineer - iCloud Platform Engineering

Apple Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company in London is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to develop the next-generation cloud services platform. You will build and support a multi-tenant platform for observability across iCloud, collaborating with teams to deliver high-quality, reliable solutions. The ideal candidate has expertise in Java and Swift, and a strong background in distributed systems and data processing. Join a passionate team committed to user experience and data privacy in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Benefits

Diverse and inclusive workplace

Support for disability accommodations

Opportunities for career growth

Qualifications

• Experience developing software in Java, Swift, C, or C++.
• Expertise in distributed systems and highly concurrent environments.
• Expertise in streaming data processing frameworks, handling data at massive scale.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support a multi-tenant platform with many technologies.
• Partner with teams across Apple to develop and ship new features.
• Drive end-to-end project execution, from design reviews to production.

Skills

Java

Swift

C

C++

Distributed systems

Data processing frameworks

Education

Bachelor’s degree in an engineering-related field

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Jaeger

AWS

GCP

Kubernetes

Job description

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London, England, United Kingdom Software and Services

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to help develop the next-generation of Apple's cloud services platform and infrastructure. You will be working on the foundational systems that power iCloud services, including distributed data platforms, storage systems, and a unified observability infrastructure that standardizes monitoring and telemetry approaches across all iCloud services serving billions of customers.iCloud manages data and services at massive scale! Our unified observability platform serves as the central nervous system for monitoring and understanding the health of all iCloud services, providing comprehensive telemetry collection, real-time processing, and sophisticated analysis capabilities that span billions of active Apple customers. This observability ecosystem is purpose-built to deliver secure, performant, and highly scalable monitoring solutions that maintain the highest standards of user privacy. It furthermore empowers engineering teams across iCloud to build reliable and observable applications through consistent observability approaches across diverse services and infrastructure components at unprecedented scale.We are a world-class team who has a real passion for engineering and delivering high quality services to Apple’s customers. As a key member of a versatile organization, you will help designing and implementing the overall observability architecture of iCloud Platform and its services, handling data streams at massive scale, while putting the highest priority on user experience and data privacy.

Description

We are looking for engineers who have exceptional expertise in building fault-tolerant distributed systems that power critical cloud services. Our engineers demonstrate unique leadership skills and can excel in a complex environment that obsesses about the customer experience. As a software engineer on the core observability platform components of iCloud services, you will:Design, develop, and support a multi-tenant platform that standardizes observability across iCloud servicesPartner with teams across Apple to design, develop, and ship new platform capabilitiesDrive end-to-end project execution, from design reviews and through production releasesDeploy, scale, and maintain highly concurrent and throughput intensive servicesTriage, investigate, and remediate production and operational issues

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support a multi-tenant platform with many underlying technologies
• Partner with teams across Apple to develop and ship new customer-facing features
• Drive end-to-end project execution, from design reviews and through production releases
• Deploy, scale, and maintain highly concurrent and throughput intensive services
• Triage, investigate, and remediate production and operational issues

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience developing software in Java, Swift, C, or C++
• Expertise working with distributed systems and highly concurrent environments
• Expertise in streaming data processing frameworks, handling data at massive scale
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent job-related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Expertise in programming in concurrent and multi-threaded environments
• Expertise in distributed streaming architectures and real-time data analytics at massive scale
• Strong background in synchronous and asynchronous network application I/O frameworks
• Strong background with time-series and NoSQL databases
• Strong background in observability concepts: metrics, traces, logs, and their correlation
• Familiar with observability technologies such as OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Jaeger, or similar
• Experience using AWS, GCP, and cloud native technologies (Containers, Kubernetes, gRPC)

At Apple, we’re not all the same. And that’s our greatest strength. We draw on the differences in who we are, what we’ve experienced and how we think. Because to create products that serve everyone, we believe in including everyone. Therefore, we are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equally. As a registered Disability Confident employer, we will work with applicants to make any reasonable accommodations. Apple will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal backgrounds in a manner consistent with applicable law. Learn more