Senior Software Engineer - iCloud Messaging Identity Services

Socket.dev; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev in San Diego is seeking a strong backend software engineer to help design and scale server-side services powering our platform. You will work on cloud-based, highly available systems and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable features.

The role requires hands-on coding in Java, Go, or C#, plus experience with distributed databases and networking concepts. You should be proactive, communicative, and own the quality and performance of the services you build.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of backend software engineering experience.
• Experience in Java, Go, C#, or similar languages.
• Experience in building large-scale, highly-available cloud services.
• Experience with distributed database systems (such as Cassandra).
• Independent, driven, motivated, and a deep sense of ownership over the products we work on.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

Backend engineering

Java/Go/C#

Distributed systems

Communication skills

Job description

Ever wondered what turns an iMessage bubble blue? The IDS Server (Messaging Identity) team provides the identity and discovery backend services that power Messages, FaceTime and hundreds of other messaging, sharing, and sync features between Apple devices. We connect billions of devices around the world, and their users, with each other in a secure, reliable, and privacy-protecting way.

We are a small team with big impact, tackling a wide breadth of challenges across account and phone number authentication, identity access management, messaging addressability, satellite messaging, combatting spam, and more.

Are you interested in product innovation and building new messaging experiences, while solving unique, large-scale, and highly-complex technical problems?

Are you passionate about delivering the best possible experience to customers? If so, come join us!

Description

Join the Messaging Identity server team to build messaging experiences and infrastructure that scale to the next billion customers. We are seeking a strong technical hands‑on engineer, who applies technical excellence towards the end goal of driving real business impact. You should feel a personal stake in the services we are responsible for, have excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with the people you work with. Our work is complex, challenging and highly‑visible. The opportunities for you to make an impact here are boundless.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 3 years of backend software engineering experience
• Experience in Java, Go, C#, or similar languages.
• Experience in building large-scale, highly-available cloud services.
• Experience with distributed database systems (such as Cassandra)
• Independent, driven, motivated, and a deep sense of ownership over the products we work on.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Good understanding of multi-threading, non-blocking I/O, and networking concepts
• Experience with applied cryptography (encryption, key exchange, hashing, certificates).
• Familiarity with identity, authentication, and authorization systems at scale