Senior Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering

Apple Inc.; San Francisco, Northern (CA, KY); On-site; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock programs

Educational expense reimbursement

Medical and dental coverage

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Apple Services Engineering in San Francisco.

You will design and build fault-tolerant distributed systems powering observability across CloudKit and iCloud services, operating within Kubernetes and across large-scale data processing pipelines. The role emphasizes hands-on coding, architecture decisions, and production ownership, with opportunities to apply ML techniques to operational problems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience developing software in Java or a similar language.
• Strong background in designing, building, and operating backend services and distributed systems.
• Experience in programming in concurrent and multi-threaded environments.
• Experience deploying applications on Kubernetes or similar container orchestration platforms.
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent job-related experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support distributed applications and services that ingest and process massive volumes of operational data.
• Integrate with large-scale data processing engines (e.g., Spark, Trino, Flink) as part of a broader service architecture.
• Collaborate with teams across iCloud to understand their systems and deliver the insights and tooling they need to operate with confidence.
• Drive end-to-end project execution, from design reviews and through production releases.
• Deploy, scale, and maintain highly concurrent and throughput-intensive services.
• Triage, investigate, and remediate production and operational issues.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

Concurrency

Backend services

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering-related field

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering

San Francisco, California, United States Software and Services

We're building the next generation of Apple's cloud services observability infrastructure. Join us to design and build the applications and services that give us deep insight into the operational health and efficiency of CloudKit, Apple's foundational privacy-focused database platform, and many other iCloud services.

Description

We're looking for engineers with a strong track record of building fault-tolerant, distributed systems, and the judgment to operate confidently in a complex, high-scale environment. Our team builds the services and applications that power observability across CloudKit and other iCloud services, giving engineers the visibility they need to operate at massive scale. You'll work across the full lifecycle, from designing new services to deploying them on Kubernetes, while collaborating closely with infrastructure and platform teams whose systems you integrate with. We value engineers who can move fluidly between hands‑on coding, architecture decisions, and production ownership, and who are curious about applying new techniques, including machine learning, to solve operational problems.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and support distributed applications and services that ingest and process massive volumes of operational data
• Integrate with large‑scale data processing engines (e.g., Spark, Trino, Flink) as part of a broader service architecture
• Collaborate with teams across iCloud to understand their systems and deliver the insights and tooling they need to operate with confidence
• Drive end‑to‑end project execution, from design reviews and through production releases
• Deploy, scale, and maintain highly concurrent and throughput‑intensive services
• Triage, investigate, and remediate production and operational issues

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years experience developing software in Java or a similar language (e.g., C++, C#, Go)
• Strong background in designing, building, and operating backend services and distributed systems
• Experience in programming in concurrent and multi‑threaded environments
• Experience deploying applications on Kubernetes or similar container orchestration platforms
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering‑related field or equivalent job‑related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with distributed data processing frameworks (e.g., Spark, Flink, Trino) and languages commonly used with them, such as Scala or Python
• Familiar with time‑series event data and systems
• Familiar with distributed streaming architectures and data analytics at scale
• Experience with observability concepts and frameworks
• Experience using AWS, GCP, and cloud native technologies

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $150,400 and $277,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits
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