Senior Data Engineer for iCloud Data Platform

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

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental

Employee stock programs

Relocation assistance

Educational reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking a senior Data Engineer to design and operate scalable data pipelines that process structured and unstructured data across iCloud-related products and platforms.

You will own rich datasets, build forward-looking data solutions, and partner with cross-functional teams to influence decisions and improve data-driven outcomes. The role demands 8+ years of distributed data experience, proficiency in Spark and at least one of Java, Python or Scala, and strong SQL.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with Spark and distributed data technologies for large-scale data pipelines.
• Proficient in Java, Python or Scala.
• Strong SQL, data principles, architecture and data modeling.
• Ability to navigate a complex, matrixed organization with cross-functional projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for technology strategy discussions.
• Familiar with AWS cloud resources (S3, EC2, RDS).
• Bachelor's or Master’s in CS/Engineering/Math/Stats or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Engineer efficient, scalable data pipelines to process structured and unstructured data.
• Own and evolve rich datasets on iCloud products and platform interactions.
• Build forward-looking data solutions that interface with existing systems.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive data-driven decisions and outcomes.
• Deliver high-quality data frameworks and platforms to improve decision making.

Skills

Spark

Java

Python

SQL

Data Modeling

Cross-functional collaboration

AWS

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science/Engineering/Math/Statistics

Tools

Hadoop

Presto

Flink

Druid

Kafka

Elasticsearch

MongoDB

Job description

Apple Inc. in Seattle, WA is seeking a senior Data Engineer to design and operate scalable data pipelines that process structured and unstructured data across iCloud-related products and platforms.

You will own rich datasets, build forward-looking data solutions, and partner with cross-functional teams to influence decisions and improve data-driven outcomes. The role demands 8+ years of distributed data experience, proficiency in Spark and at least one of Java, Python or Scala, and strong SQL.