Software Engineer - Data Platform

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Relocation assistance

Education reimbursement

Medical and dental coverage

Discounted products

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking an engineer to join the Apple Services Engineering (ASE) team.

You will help define the future of privacy-first instrumentation for services like App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV, and more, delivering secure, scalable data collection across devices. You will collaborate with product managers and engineers across locations to decide what data to collect and how to obtain it while preserving user privacy, contributing to a unified privacy-centric

Qualifications

• Assist in creating and enforcing privacy and compliance policies across ASE and Apple.
• 5+ years as software engineer, product manager, or engineering-focused consultant.
• Strong software design skills with knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Comfort working with large cross-location teams.
• Strong communication and collaboration; translate analytics questions into engineering asks.
• Strong prioritization to manage multiple programs with overlapping deadlines.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Define data to collect for products and services while preserving privacy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to implement instrumentation.
• Translate analytics questions into concrete engineering asks.

Skills

Policy creation

5+ years exp

Software design

Cross-functional teams

Communication skills

Prioritization

CS degree

Privacy tech experience

Differential privacy

Cryptography

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

The Apple Services Engineering (ASE) team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple’s long-held passion for combining art and technology. These are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. And they do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple’s high expectations with high performance to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries. These engineers build secure, end-to-end solutions. They develop the custom software used to process all the creative work, the tools that providers use to deliver that media, all the server-side systems, and the APIs for many Apple services. Thanks to Apple’s unique integration of hardware, software, and services, engineers here partner to get behind a single unified vision. That vision always includes a deep commitment to strengthening Apple’s privacy policy, one of Apple’s core values. Although services are a bigger part of Apple’s business than ever before, these teams remain small, nimble, and cross‑functional, offering greater exposure to the array of opportunities here. We’re looking for an engineer to join the team working on defining the future of our privacy‑first instrumentation capabilities. You will work at the intersection of product management and engineering with a number of cross‑functional stakeholders to answer two main questions: What data should we collect for our products and services and how will we get that data from client devices while preserving privacy.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to assist in the creation and enforcement of privacy and compliance policies and guidelines across ASE and Apple
• 5+ years of experience working as a software engineer, technical product manager, or engineering-focused management consultant
• Strong software design skills, coupled with a deep knowledge of data structures and algorithms
• Comfort working with large, cross-functional teams spread across multiple locations
• Strong communication and collaboration skills: The ability to translate ambiguous high-level analytics questions into concrete engineering asks
• Strong prioritization skills with the ability to manage multiple programs simultaneously with overlapping deadlines
• BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent industry experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to assist in the creation and enforcement of privacy and compliance policies and guidelines across ASE and Apple
• Industry experience in Privacy-Enhancing Technologies for large-scale distributed systems
• Experience with differential privacy, private data-synchronization across systems and devices, data minimization, tokenization, cryptography

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 $184,700 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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