Software Development Engineer

AECOM; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in technology is seeking a Software Development Engineer in Seattle. This role involves enhancing service reliability, supporting development teams, and building automation tools to improve service delivery while working in a dynamic tech environment. Candidates should possess a relevant degree and technical expertise in areas such as network concepts and application service design.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Discounted products and free services

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in relevant field.
• 2 years experience in relevant job offered.
• Experience with modern computer hardware and software.

Responsibilities

• Perform reliability improvements and service monitoring.
• Support developers to deliver new features.
• Build tools for service delivery automation.

Skills

Network concepts

Application service design

Service reliability automation

Linux command-line

Agile Software development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering or related field

Tools

Kubernetes

DNS

Job description

Software Development Engineer

**Seattle, Washington, United States**

**Software and Services**

**Summary**

Posted: **Jun 05, 2025**

Weekly Hours: **40**

Role Number: **200604075**

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

**Description**

APPLE INC has the following available in Seattle, Washington. Perform reliability improvements, service monitoring, hardware and service troubleshooting, and process engineering. Support developers and engineering teams to deliver new features to customers. Ensure all existing and future services provided are resilient to outages by leveraging industry standard patterns to architect reliable services. Participate in a 24/7 rotational on-call network, operational and application level experience for all support services. Build tools and extend existing automation to improve service delivery. Experience with modern computer hardware and software to maintain reliable production services. This will include experience ranging from Linux OS, understanding of network technologies, implementing large scale tools (DNS, Load Balancing, Cache, Datastores) and writing software. Assist in capacity planning for supported services ranging from Java, Golang, and Python apps to common internet technologies (Cassandra, Redis, Nginx, Envoy, Kubernetes, Kafka). 40 hours/week. 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 $135,400- $ 204,000/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science and Engineering, Information Technology or related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

+ 2 years of experience with each of the following skills is required:

+ Network including experience with network concepts (IP, MAC, Routing) and understanding ping, traceroute, tcpdump, and Wireshark.

+ Experience developing an application service providing including fault-tolerant multi-site design, scalable via multiple layers, and orchestration of CI/CD.

+ Experience with Global DNS Routing, DNS Concepts (Domains, subdomains, and name records); understanding of load Balancing and OSI Model; and experience building an app using multitier web architecture principles.

+ Automation to ensure service reliability, including experience with using VMs, and Kubernetes; and understanding principles of multi-region application architectures.

+ Understand Linux command-line utilities, including experience investigating and troubleshooting performance issues.

+ Experience using various storage platforms ranging from boot device, network-attached storage and Object Stores.

+ Following common Agile Software development processes and principles, including Sprint planning, Project Scoping, and estimation of work.

+ Experience building with common development practices: unit tests, Code coverage, Canary, and deployment patterns.

**Preferred Qualifications**

+ N/A

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088\_EEOC\_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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