Rust & Cloud: Distributed Systems Engineer

Apple Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Retirement benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Seattle, Washington, seeks software engineers to join a small, high-impact team delivering distributed systems built with Rust and C++.

You will own core services with strong emphasis on performance, reliability, and code quality. Responsibilities include designing, deploying large-scale data fabrics on AWS/GCP, containerization with Docker/Kubernetes, and end-to-end feature ownership from design through production.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting highly scalable applications and web services.
• Experience with Rust (async/await, Sync/Send).
• Experience with distributed system concepts (consensus, replication, failure detection).
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy large-scale data fabrics on cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP).
• Build and maintain reliable, distributed systems using Rust and C++.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to determine data storage needs for training and inference.
• Implement and manage containerization/orchestration with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Architect scalable applications with low latency, fault tolerance, and high availability.

Skills

Rust

C++

Distributed systems

Async/await

Concurrency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

GCP

Linux

Blob storage

Job description

Apple Inc. in Seattle, Washington, seeks software engineers to join a small, high-impact team delivering distributed systems built with Rust and C++.

You will own core services with strong emphasis on performance, reliability, and code quality. Responsibilities include designing, deploying large-scale data fabrics on AWS/GCP, containerization with Docker/Kubernetes, and end-to-end feature ownership from design through production.