Senior Observability Platform Engineer - Tracing & Logs

Apple Inc.; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

Employee stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple in Seattle is seeking a highly skilled engineer to join the ASE Observability team. You will design, build, and operate core observability platforms that help engineers monitor, debug, and optimize infrastructure at scale, with capabilities like distributed tracing, logging, and continuous profiling.

You will gather requirements, lead technical design discussions, mentor peers, and drive high-performance backend systems that impact millions of Apple users and critical services across the

Qualifications

• Experience designing, implementing, and supporting highly scalable infrastructure services.
• 5 to 15 years of industry experience in building and maintaining backend distributed systems.
• Deep understanding of core computer science concepts including data structures, algorithms, and concurrent programming.
• Strong attention to detail and excellent analytical capabilities.
• Passion for developing and testing clear, robust code.
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies and frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Requirement gathering across cross-functional teams.
• 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.
• This person will have an individual responsibility and influence over the direction and backend of many critical Apple internet services.

Skills

Distributed systems design

Backend development

OpenTelemetry

Kubernetes

Java

Rust

Problem solving

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field

Tools

Linux

Job description

Apple in Seattle is seeking a highly skilled engineer to join the ASE Observability team. You will design, build, and operate core observability platforms that help engineers monitor, debug, and optimize infrastructure at scale, with capabilities like distributed tracing, logging, and continuous profiling.

You will gather requirements, lead technical design discussions, mentor peers, and drive high-performance backend systems that impact millions of Apple users and critical services across the