Senior Software Engineer (Observability Solutions) - Enterprise Technology Services

Apple Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 216,200 - 324,800; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Sunnyvale, CA is seeking a Senior Software Engineer (Observability Solutions) to architect and lead backend services in Go for a scalable observability platform. You will shape system design, mentor engineers, and own critical components end-to-end.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, performance optimization, and collaboration across teams to deliver reliable, high-volume services for enterprise-scale workloads.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS/CE or equivalent required.
• 3+ years of Go experience.
• Hands-on with large data workloads and databases (RDBMS or NoSQL) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver highly available, fault-tolerant distributed system at petabyte scale.
• Design and build core backend services in Go with performance, correctness, and operational simplicity in mind.
• Drive technical strategy and architecture decisions.

Skills

Go

Distributed systems

Performance tuning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Computer Engineering or equivalent

Tools

Prometheus

Elasticsearch

APM tools

Job description

Senior Software Engineer (Observability Solutions) - Enterprise Technology Services

Sunnyvale, California, United States Software and Services

Apple IS&T's infrastructure powers billions of transactions every day. At this scale, the systems we build must be resilient, observable, and extraordinarily efficient. We are looking for a Senior Software Engineer with deep expertise in Go and distributed systems to join our team and help architect the next generation of Observability Platform. This is a senior individual contributor role where your technical judgment will directly shape system architecture, team direction, and engineering culture. You'll collaborate across teams, mentor engineers, and take end-to-end ownership of a mission-critical service.

Description

Our team is building an observability platform that supports some of Apple IS&T's most critical and high-traffic services. We are designing a platform that must remain consistent and performant even as it grows to handle petabytes of data resulting from billions of daily transactions. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be a technical anchor for the team. You won't just write code - you'll define how we build, shape our architectural direction, and raise the engineering bar across every layer of the stack. You'll partner directly with peer architects to translate ambiguous, high-stakes problems into concrete, elegant solutions.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deliver highly available, fault-tolerant distributed system that operate reliably at petabyte scale.
• Design and build core backend services in Go, with a deep focus on performance, correctness, and operational simplicity.
• Drive technical strategy and architecture decisions.
• Lead technical design reviews and establish engineering best practices across the team.
• Identify performance bottlenecks and drive systematic improvements across the stack.
• Mentor and grow engineers across experience levels through code reviews, design discussions, and 1:1 coaching.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
• 3 or more years of experience in Go.
• Hands-on experience building or scaling systems that handle large data workloads
• Hands-on experience on RDBMS or NoSQL.
• 10 years or more of overall experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building or operating observability platforms - including metrics pipelines (Prometheus), log aggregation (Elasticsearch), and Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools.
• Experience designing and operating distributed systems
• Strong understanding of database internals - including storage engines, query optimization, transaction management, indexing strategies, and consistency models.
• Proficiency in Go (Golang) with production experience building backend services or infrastructure components.

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 $216,200 and $324,800, 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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