Software Engineer Intern, iCloud Platform

Apple Inc.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in London is seeking a software engineering intern to aid in designing, building, and deploying privacy-preserving cloud infrastructure within Apple’s Private Cloud Compute Platform Data Plane team.

You’ll own a well-scoped project, and by internship end you’ll have shipped real work and gained hands-on experience in distributed systems, scalability, and privacy-focused engineering. This full-time internship in London requires five days per week with three days onsite at the office.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with a minimum of 2 years completed.
• Programming proficiency in at least one high-level language; Swift preferred but Java/Go/Rust/C# are valued.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, and a willingness to learn new technologies.
• Familiarity with version control and collaborative tools like GitHub and AI tools (Claude).
• Experience with Unix-like operating systems (macOS, Linux).
• Great organisational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test features for the services that make up our cloud compute platform.
• Work in a team developing new architecture and reason about failure modes of distributed systems.
• Write comprehensive tests (unit, integration, system) and contribute through small, regular changes and code review.
• Collaborate with Privacy, Security, and cross-functional teams to deliver the best outcomes.
• Take part in design discussions and clarify evolving requirements.
• Document designs and present your project and results to the team.

Skills

Swift

Go

Java

C#

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Tools

GitHub

Claude AI tools

Job description

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London, England, United Kingdom Software and Services

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple our world leading products and services are built upon foundations of rigorous and advanced engineering. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you work could enable. Join the iCloud Platform team as a software engineering intern and help build privacy-preserving cloud infrastructure that enables applications and experiences for millions of users. You'll collaborate with experienced engineers who are passionate about delivering features that maintain strong privacy guarantees for users.

Description

As an Intern on the Private Cloud Compute Platform Data Plane team, you will help design, build, and improve the distributed systems that sit at the heart of Apple's privacy-preserving cloud compute infrastructure. You'll work alongside experienced engineers and collaborate closely with Privacy and Security teams, because privacy is paramount at Apple. You'll own a well-scoped project, and by the end of the internship you'll have shipped real work and gained hands-on experience in distributed systems, scalability, and privacy-focused engineering.This is a chance to work on problems that have never been solved before, using technologies such as the memory-safe Swift language, anonymized networking, and hardened operating systems, in partnership with teams across Apple.Please note that this internship is based full time in London, UK. We expect the successful candidate to work full time, 5 days a week, with 3 days onsite at the office. You will spend most of your day on focused work such as coding, pairing, and designing, and the rest connecting with colleagues, including teams in the US. You must be in full-time education at university, or on a sandwich year, for the duration of the internship.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and test features for the services that make up our cloud compute platform.
• Work in a team developing new architecture, and learn to reason about the different failure modes of distributed systems.
• Write comprehensive tests (unit, integration, and system) and contribute through small, regular changes and code review.
• Work with Privacy, Security, and other cross-functional partner teams to deliver the best outcomes.
• Take part in design discussions and clarify requirements as they evolve.
• Document your designs, and present your project and results to the team at the end of the internship.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field, with a minimum of 2 years completed.
• Programming proficiency in at least one high-level language. Swift would be good, but other languages common in server-side ecosystems (Java, Go, Rust, C#, etc.) are valued.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills, and a proven willingness to learn new technologies.
• Familiarity with version control and collaborative development tools like GitHub and AI tools, like Claude.
• Experience with Unix-like operating systems (macOS, Linux).
• Great organisational and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Coursework or project experience in distributed systems, networking, or systems programming.
• Experience building or contributing to services, through projects, open source, or prior internships.
• Familiarity with application layer protocols and API design, especially protobuf and gRPC, or HTTP REST.
• Interest in or understanding of security techniques such as certificates, software signing, and attestation.
• Interest in security and privacy engineering in distributed systems.
• A self-starter who is comfortable with new technology and evolving requirements, and who is also a collaborative teammate.

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

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