Software Engineer - Apple Services Engineering (ASE)

Apple; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 166,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Software Engineer to join their dynamic team dedicated to developing privacy-focused platform services. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create scalable solutions that enhance user experiences across a wide array of Apple products. You will have the opportunity to impact over a billion users while working on cutting-edge technologies such as distributed systems and network protocols. This position offers a chance to drive projects from concept to production in a collaborative environment, making significant contributions to the future of privacy and security in technology. If you are passionate about engineering and eager to make a difference, this role is for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and free services

Educational reimbursement

Employee stock purchase plan

Discretionary bonuses

Qualifications

• Experience in designing and operating highly scalable web services.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a user-focused approach.

Responsibilities

• Develop features for Apple's privacy-focused platform impacting over a billion users.
• Improve scalability and performance of services while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Collaboration

User Experience Focus

Leadership

Self-directed Learning

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering

Tools

Java

Kubernetes

Cassandra

Job description

Software Engineer - Apple Services Engineering (ASE)

Seattle, Washington, United States Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Mar 10, 2025

Role Number: 200590981

Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there’s no telling what we could accomplish. Apple is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to develop world class privacy focussed platform services that enables many product features and privacy preserving experiences including iCloud Private Relay, Apple Intelligence, Private Cloud Compute enabling private inferencing, private authentication and more. You’ll collaborate closely with various cross-functional teams to deliver key offerings that enable the next generation of Apple Intelligence features. You will be able to build planet scale services with strong background in distributed systems, network protocols, understanding of client-server architectures, ability to disambiguate problems, engineer scalable solutions and writing high-performance code. You will be part of a small team with high visibility, you’ll have ample opportunities to make significant impact both on features products and services across Apple and to our customers. Please apply if this sounds intriguing!

Description

We are a high-leverage team designing, building, and growing Apple’s foundational privacy-focused platform enabling many of Apple’s signature apps and experiences. Our work impacts over a billion users and is essential to the success of Apple’s growth in services and our Apple Intelligence roadmap. As part of the Apple Cloud Platform organization, you will:

1. Partner with teams across Apple to develop features and functionality to enable new experiences in the Apple ecosystem
2. Improve the scalability, availability, and performance of our services
3. Evolve the design and architecture to support continued growth across multiple dimensions
4. Partner with SRE to triage, investigate, and remediate production issues

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in an engineering-related field, or equivalent related experience
• Experienced: designing, implementing, and operating highly scalable web services
• Resourceful: excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Collaborative: you excel in a multi-functional organization through clear communication, consistent delivery, and relationship building
• Curious: the desire and ability to independently learn
• Self-directed: the ability to drive a project from a simple idea to production
• User-focused: the user experience and the privacy of data come first
• Leadership: you are able to leverage individual abilities to produce results

Preferred Qualifications

• Languages: Java, or similar object oriented languages
• Technology: Kubernetes, Cassandra
• Knowledge: Privacy, Security, Cryptography, Distributed Systems, Networking

Pay & Benefits

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 $166,600 and $250,600, 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.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure 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.