Senior Software Engineer, Cloud Services Engineering

Apple; Singapore; On-site; SGD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equal opportunity employer

Disability accommodations

Drug-free workplace

Job summary

Apple in Singapore is seeking a versatile Cloud Engineer to design and build highly distributed, scalable cloud services across multiple public clouds. You will own end-to-end development from architecture to deployment, collaborating with cross-functional teams to resolve complex challenges.

The role emphasizes security, reliability, and performance, with hands-on work on Kubernetes, IaC tools, and CI/CD pipelines within Apple's global cloud ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Python, Go or Java and API design patterns (RESTful/gRPC).
• Experience with one or more public clouds and cloud infrastructure.
• Knowledge of Kubernetes, CI/CD, and cloud-native development practices.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with customers to diagnose issues and deliver scalable cloud solutions.
• Own end-to-end software lifecycle from design to deployment for production-grade cloud infra.
• Build partnerships with platform users and stakeholders to align engineering deliverables.

Skills

Python

Go

Java

RESTful APIs

gRPC

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Terraform

Pulumi

Crossplane

DNS/HTTP/X509

IaC

Tools

Kubernetes

Terraform

Pulumi

Crossplane

Job description

At Apple, great ideas don’t just take shape — they evolve into world-class products and transformative experiences at remarkable speed. Bring your passion, dedication, and technical curiosity to our team, and together we will redefine what’s possible in cloud services innovation.

Description

Our team builds end-to-end software solutions, APIs and core services that power critical workflows for countless internal and external customers across Apple’s ecosystem. We are seeking a versatile engineer with deep expertise in software development, system architecture and cutting-edge cloud technologies to drive impactful engineering outcomes. If you thrive on designing elegant, resilient solutions to intricate technical challenges, and are driven to build highly distributed, massively scalable cloud infrastructure, this role is for you!

Responsibilities

• In this hands-on, technically rigorous role, you will collaborate closely with cross functional customers to diagnose pain points, resolve complex technical issues, and deliver scalable, widely adopted cloud solutions.


• The ideal candidate brings a consistent track record of delivering large-scale, distributed and complex software deployments across multi-cloud environments, paired with deep technical acumen. You will own the full software development lifecycle—from end-to-end design and architecture to implementation, testing and deployment—showcasing expertise in building production-grade cloud infrastructure and applications.


• Cultivating and sustaining strong partnerships with diverse platform users and business stakeholders is critical to driving business success and aligning engineering deliverables with organizational priorities. Join our team of elite, dedicated engineers as we innovate in a dynamic, groundbreaking cloud services space that continuously evolves to support Apple’s global scale and excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

• Programming and API Expertise: Mastery of one or more programming languages (Python, Go or Java), with hands-on experience implementing industry standard design patterns and developing RESTful/gRPC APIs.


• Cloud Infrastructure Experience: Proven track record working with one or more major public cloud platforms and underlying infrastructure.


• Cloud Native Proficiency: Familiarity with modern cloud native application development practices, including Kubernetes orchestration and end-to-end CI/CD pipeline implementation, crossplane framework.


• Core Protocol Knowledge: Solid understanding of foundational network and security protocols, including DNS, HTTP/HTTPS and X509 certificate frameworks.


• Infrastructure as Code (IaC) Skills: Proficiency in at least one IaC solution, such as Terraform, Pulumi.


• Collaboration and Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to build, nurture and sustain cross-functional partnerships with peer teams and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading architectural and detailed design efforts, with a focus on embedding security, high availability, fault tolerance and operational resiliency into core system design.


• Hands-on experience operating, optimizing and scaling cloud infrastructure and production-grade services on public cloud platforms, with the ability to deeply understand customer business needs and propose targeted, feasible technical solutions.


• Practical exposure to cloud networking technologies, design patterns and troubleshooting for distributed cloud environments.


• Proven expertise in application and service reliability engineering, including incident response, performance tuning and uptime optimization.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.

Apple provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities and in accordance with local requirements.

Apple is a drug-free workplace.

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.

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Role Number: 200687396-3278