Software Engineer, Deployment Platform

CoolPlacesToWork; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Cupertino, California is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Deployment Platform team. You will help create declarative deployment pipelines and deliver them across multi-cloud environments, with automated safety checks and fast feedback to developers.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design scalable services, implement REST/gRPC APIs, and own the lifecycle of deployment tooling from development to production.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant industry experience building and operating production software.
• Strong programming skills in Java; experience delivering large-scale services.
• Solid foundation in software architecture, system design and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Join Deployment Platform team to enable declarative, safe deployments across multi-/hybrid-cloud environments.
• Build and maintain DSL-based pipelines and GitOps canary analysis features.
• Collaborate cross-functionally from design through implementation and delivery.

Skills

Containers

Distributed systems

Communication

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS or MS in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Spinnaker

Helm

Argo CD

AWS

GCP

Terraform

Ansible

REST

gRPC

GraphQL

Kafka

Cassandra

Redis

Job description

# Software Engineer, Deployment PlatformApple Cupertino, CaliforniaFull-timePosted today## Job DescriptionWe are seeking a Software Engineer to join our Deployment Platform team. Our mission is to create paved paths for developers deploying services safely across the world. You'll build innovative solutions that let developers declaratively describe how their services roll out, and deliver them across multi- and hybrid-cloud environments with minimal manual intervention.Modern software delivery at Apple demands more than pushing code to production. Teams need progressive delivery strategies, automated safety checks, and fast feedback when something goes wrong. You'll help build the platform that makes this possible â from the declarative DSL developers use to describe their pipelines, to the GitOps operator that continuously reconciles desired state, to the canary analysis and phased rollout capabilities that catch regressions before they reach users. You'll collaborate cross-functionally with teams across Apple, taking projects from design through implementation and delivery, with a bias toward simple, high-quality, developer-friendly solutions.Preferred Qualifications:• Experience with containers and container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker)• Experience with cloud-native deployment technologies (e.g., Spinnaker, Helm, Argo CD)• Familiarity with GitOps and declarative, continuous delivery concepts• Experience with public cloud providers (e.g., AWS, GCP)• Familiarity with infrastructure as code (e.g. Terrarform, Ansible)• Some exposure to AI-powered tooling for CI/CD, deployments, or operations (e.g., automated root cause analysis)• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders• Self-motivated and well-organized, with a demonstrated ability to take ownership and drive ambiguous projects to completionMinimum Qualifications:• 2+ years of relevant industry experience building and operating production software• Strong programming skills in Java, delivering high-quality, large-scale services• Solid foundation in software architecture, system design, and problem solving• Hands-on experience with distributed systems and cloud architecture (e.g., Cassandra, Kafka, Redis)• Experience designing and building REST, gRPC, and/or GraphQL APIs• Solid understanding of micro-services and cloud-native application patterns• Ability to work across the full lifecycle of a service â API design, implementation, testing, and operations• Hands-on experience with service deployment• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field