Senior PostgreSQL Architect & Open-Source Leader

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 263,000 - 394,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Software Data Architect for the AiDP team in Sunnyvale, CA. You will drive PostgreSQL internals, advise on engineering direction, and collaborate with Apple's IS&T and SRE groups to scale a cloud relational database service powering critical workloads.

The role demands deep PostgreSQL expertise, system-level knowledge, and a track record as a committer or contributor, with strong leadership and communication skills to influence across teams.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science/related fields with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• High level of proficiency in C (and, where relevant, C++ or Rust).
• Advanced understanding of data structures and algorithms in storage and indexing.
• Deep knowledge of the internals of PostgreSQL.
• Current or former committer to the PostgreSQL open source project.

Responsibilities

• Mentor and grow engineers: lead design and code reviews, grow PostgreSQL contributors.
• Align Apple's PostgreSQL needs with the community's vision and drive consensus.
• Represent Apple in the PostgreSQL community and at conferences and events.
• Set internal technical direction and maintain a high engineering quality bar across teams.

Skills

PostgreSQL internals

C/C++

Distributed systems

Leadership

Communication

Benchmarking

Upstream collaboration

Education

BS in Computer Science/related fields

MS/PhD in Computer Science/related fields

10+ years of relevant experience

Job description

Apple is seeking a Software Data Architect for the AiDP team in Sunnyvale, CA. You will drive PostgreSQL internals, advise on engineering direction, and collaborate with Apple's IS&T and SRE groups to scale a cloud relational database service powering critical workloads.

The role demands deep PostgreSQL expertise, system-level knowledge, and a track record as a committer or contributor, with strong leadership and communication skills to influence across teams.