Senior Observability Platform Engineer

Socket.dev; California (MO); On-site; USD 140,000 - 220,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple's Observability team within ASE is building scalable, fault-tolerant platforms that help engineers observe and gain insights across Apple's vast services. If you enjoy working with massive data, this is the place to be, delivering tools that scale globally and stay highly available.

We are seeking engineers with strong Java experience and a passion for distributed systems to design, implement, and mentor others while delivering robust, SaaS-style tools used by millions of Apple users.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in CS or equivalent.
• 7+ years of industry experience.
• Experience with Java.
• Experience with designing, implementing and supporting highly scalable infrastructure services.
• Deep understanding and work experience in distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of core CS concepts including data structures, algorithms and concurrent programming.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent analytical capabilities.
• Great communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Requirement gathering across cross functional teams - Developing practical, fault-tolerant high-performance distributed systems.
• Leading and participating in technical design discussions across cross functional teams.
• Gain in-depth understanding of the domain and come up with creative ideas in the domain.
• Willingness to lead an independent research in the field of work.
• Mentor other engineers in the team.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

Data structures & algorithms

Concurrent programming

Communication skills

Education

BS or MS in CS or equivalent

Tools

OpenTelemetry

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Apple's Observability team within ASE is building scalable, fault-tolerant platforms that help engineers observe and gain insights across Apple's vast services. If you enjoy working with massive data, this is the place to be, delivering tools that scale globally and stay highly available.

We are seeking engineers with strong Java experience and a passion for distributed systems to design, implement, and mentor others while delivering robust, SaaS-style tools used by millions of Apple users.