Senior Solutions Architect - Global, High-Impact Systems

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to own system design across highly distributed customer-facing platforms. You will convert ambiguous business problems into concrete architectures, partnering with engineering and business stakeholders to drive production delivery.

The role requires deep expertise in designing scalable, available systems and communicating complex designs effectively across global teams.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in software engineering focused on system design or solution architecture
• Experience documenting engineering specifications for APIs, data flows, interfaces
• Designing distributed systems with high availability, scalability, fault tolerance
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical designs across large enterprises
• Familiarity with backend stacks (Java/Python) and data stores (Oracle/NoSQL/MongoDB)
• Knowledge of Agile and traditional waterfall methodologies
• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Responsibilities

• Own system design across distributed customer-facing and partner-facing platforms
• Translate business problems into concrete technical architectures
• Collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams from impact analysis to production delivery

Skills

System design

Technical architecture

Solution architecture

Requirements translation

Agile & Waterfall

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Tools

Java

Python

Oracle

NoSQL/MongoDB

Job description

Apple is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect to own system design across highly distributed customer-facing platforms. You will convert ambiguous business problems into concrete architectures, partnering with engineering and business stakeholders to drive production delivery.

The role requires deep expertise in designing scalable, available systems and communicating complex designs effectively across global teams.