Senior Cloud End-to-End Performance Engineer

Apple Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 309,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Seattle is seeking a System Performance Engineer to ensure end-to-end performance of Private Cloud Compute and Apple Intelligence in the cloud. You will collaborate with architecture, SOC, and software teams to set performance targets and own a functional area of the product.

The role requires deep technical depth across the stack, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and experience with monitoring and automation in cloud environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a Performance Engineer.
• In-depth professional experience with cloud operations.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana, and Prometheus
• Proven understanding of network technologies, protocols, and procedures for iOS and macOS
• Proven track record of working independently to own a complete functional area of an application or product
• Excellent communication & interpersonal skills
• Comfortable with troubleshooting/debugging/reproducing issues
• Scripting and programming skills in C/C++, Python, SQL, Shell
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Ensure end-to-end performance for Apple Private Cloud Compute.
• Collaborate with architecture to define product and performance targets.
• Work with SRE to assess end-to-end performance and develop automation tools.
• Develop tooling to evaluate performance of Apple Intelligence products.
• Communicate findings clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Performance engineering

Cloud operations

Networking protocols

C/C++

Python

SQL

Shell

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Splunk

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

Apple Inc. in Seattle is seeking a System Performance Engineer to ensure end-to-end performance of Private Cloud Compute and Apple Intelligence in the cloud. You will collaborate with architecture, SOC, and software teams to set performance targets and own a functional area of the product.

The role requires deep technical depth across the stack, strong problem-solving and communication skills, and experience with monitoring and automation in cloud environments.