Senior Go Engineer – Satellite Distributed Systems

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 309,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with distributed systems and orchestration experience to join the Satellite Communications Group in San Diego. You will build and operate end-to-end infrastructure for satellite services enabling connectivity for iPhone and Watch Ultra off the grid.

The role emphasizes scalable, reliable cloud infrastructure, IaC, containers, multi-cluster deployments, and a no-ops culture with opportunities to impact millions of users.

Qualifications

• 5+ years Software engineering or DevOps experience
• Proficient in at least one of these languages: Python, Go, Rust, C++
• Strong experience with large-scale distributed systems (replication, high availability, data processing/streaming)
• Strong experience with Linux/UNIX administration, configuration, and monitoring
• Have written or contributed to a batch or realtime processing system
• Experience with cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure): identity & credential management, pub/sub, message queuing
• Experience with infrastructure-as-code tools (e.g., Terraform, CloudFormation, Puppet, Flux, Ansible, etc)
• Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes)
• Experience with zero-downtime deployments, job scheduling systems, event-based messaging systems
• Able to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies
• Strong operational and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Architect, build, and maintain large-scale distributed services for satellite communication.
• Develop cloud infrastructure as code to deploy, monitor, and scale systems.
• Implement zero-downtime deployment strategies and orchestrate deployment pipelines.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design resilient systems and operator tooling.

Skills

5+ years experience

Go

Python

Rust

C++

Distributed systems

Linux/UNIX

Batch/ realtime processing

Cloud platforms

IaC tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Zero-downtime deployments

Learning agility

Troubleshooting

Education

Engineering or technical BS is a positive but not required

Tools

Terraform

CloudFormation

Puppet

Flux

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Kafka

Spark

Flink

Beam

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer with distributed systems and orchestration experience to join the Satellite Communications Group in San Diego. You will build and operate end-to-end infrastructure for satellite services enabling connectivity for iPhone and Watch Ultra off the grid.

The role emphasizes scalable, reliable cloud infrastructure, IaC, containers, multi-cluster deployments, and a no-ops culture with opportunities to impact millions of users.