Postgres Systems Engineer for AI & Data Platforms

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Discounted products and services

Job summary

Apple Inc. Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking skilled database software engineers to join the Postgres team. You will develop and operate a cloud relational database service powering Apple workloads, contributing across query execution, storage, replication, and high-availability.

You’ll work with teams across locations, mentor juniors, and help push enterprise-grade PostgreSQL into production. The role emphasizes strong C/C++/Rust skills, open-source collaboration, and system-level knowledge.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science or related field with 5+ years of experience
• High proficiency in C, C++, Rust
• Advanced data structures and algorithms knowledge for storage/indexing
• Experience contributing to open source projects
• Knowledge of PostgreSQL or MySQL/MariaDB internals

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Database Engineering and SRE teams to ensure reliability and performance
• Mentor junior engineers and partner with teammates across locations

Skills

C

C++

Rust

Data structures

Open source

PostgreSQL knowledge

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

PostgreSQL

Linux

Job description

Apple Inc. Sunnyvale, CA, is seeking skilled database software engineers to join the Postgres team. You will develop and operate a cloud relational database service powering Apple workloads, contributing across query execution, storage, replication, and high-availability.

You’ll work with teams across locations, mentor juniors, and help push enterprise-grade PostgreSQL into production. The role emphasizes strong C/C++/Rust skills, open-source collaboration, and system-level knowledge.