Senior Distributed Systems Engineer, Large-Scale & On-Call

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase plan

Restricted stock units

Medical and dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA, seeks a senior engineer to architect, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems that underpin Apple’s software and services. You will drive architectural decisions, craft scalable solutions, and ensure high availability across global platforms.

You’ll mentor teammates, review code, and contribute to documentation and strategy in a collaborative environment. With a BS in CS and strong experience in containers, cloud-native apps, and observability, you’ll join

Qualifications

• Extensive experience architecting distributed systems at large scale.
• Deep understanding of consistency, latency, and throughput trade-offs.
• A commitment to engineering excellence and evaluating new technologies.
• Clear communication with diverse audiences to drive consensus.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture discussions and design of distributed systems.
• Mentor peers, review code, and write technical specifications.
• Own end-to-end delivery across the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate across teams and with external partners to shape engineering strategy.

Skills

Distributed systems

Java/Kotlin/Scala

Spring

REST/gRPC

Cloud-native

CI/CD

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Datadog

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA, seeks a senior engineer to architect, build, and operate large-scale distributed systems that underpin Apple’s software and services. You will drive architectural decisions, craft scalable solutions, and ensure high availability across global platforms.

You’ll mentor teammates, review code, and contribute to documentation and strategy in a collaborative environment. With a BS in CS and strong experience in containers, cloud-native apps, and observability, you’ll join