Senior Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering - Kubernetes

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Service Engineering (ASE) Compute team seeks an experienced software engineer to build and enhance Kubernetes clusters and infrastructure, with emphasis on GPUs. You will collaborate with world-class engineers to scale services and deliver reliable platforms.

You will partner with SRE to triage production issues, drive architecture, and help Kubernetes core components fit Apple's diverse needs for high performance and availability.

Qualifications

• At least 5+ years and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Strong experience building and scaling core components of Kubernetes or similar systems.
• Highly proficient in Golang and in building and operating large-scale distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Partner with teams across Apple to develop features for Kubernetes clusters and GPUs.
• Improve the scalability, availability, and performance of services centered around Kubernetes.
• Evolve design and architecture to support continued growth while ensuring customer satisfaction.
• Partner with SRE to triage, investigate, and remediate production issues.

Skills

Golang

Kubernetes

Distributed systems

GPU support

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science

Job description

People at Apple don’t just build products — they craft the kind of experiencethat has revolutionized entire industries. The diverse collection of our peopleand their ideas inspire innovation in everything we do. Imagine what you coulddo here! Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. TheApple Service Engineering(ASE) team builds and provides systems andinfrastructure that power Apple’s services (such as iCloud, iTunes, Siri, andMaps). We are the foundation on which Apple’s software developers build theproducts that our customers love. Our services have to scale globally, stayhighly available, and "just work.” If you love designing, engineering andrunning systems and infrastructure that will help millions of customers, thenthis is the place for you! Apple Service Engineering (ASE)’s Compute team isseeking an experienced software engineer to build and enhance Kubernetesclusters and associated infrastructure that can scale to meet the demands ofApple’s Services offerings. You will work with world-class engineers on corecomponents of Kubernetes, customize it to help fit Apple’s diverse needs with anemphasis on GPUs, and engage with the upstream community to drive Apple’srequirements. Ultimately, you will help build the platform that delivers ourapplications at scale to our end users.

DESCRIPTION

As part of the ASE Compute organization, you will:

• Partner with teams across Apple to develop features and functionality that enable Kubernetes clusters to meet their needs around container orchestration and efficient usage of GPUs.
• Improve the scalability, availability, and performance of our services centered around Kubernetes
• Evolve the design and architecture to support continued growth while ensuring customer satisfaction and smooth operations
• Partner with SRE to triage, investigate, and remediate production issues

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

At least 5+ years and Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent related experience. Strong experience with building and scaling core components of Kubernetes or similar orchestration systems Highly proficient in Golang Experience building and operating large-scale distributed systems

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Ability to drive a project from a simple idea to production Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams. Ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Experience with enabling GPUs and related networking and scheduling infrastructure on Kubernetes clusters is preferred.