Sr. Software Development Engineer, ASE Storage

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Services Engineering seeks collaborative Software Engineers to shape features and architecture for storage platforms at massive scale. You will contribute to large-scale distributed systems and robust storage solutions, driving efficiency and reliability across mission-critical workloads.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years of professional software development, strong problem-solving skills, and hands-on experience with storage systems and languages such as Rust, C++, Java, or C#.

Qualifications

• 3 years of professional software development experience.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.
• Experience in building storage systems.
• 2+ years of coding in one or more of: Rust, C++, Java or C#.
• Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python, Perl).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, an engineering-related field, or equivalent related experience.

Responsibilities

• Shape the product's features and architecture as it scales orders of magnitude.
• Demonstrate passion for large-scale distributed systems and creating robust storage solutions.

Skills

Software development

Distributed systems

Storage systems

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Rust

C++

Java

C#

Bash

Python

Perl

UNIX/Linux

Job description

Apple Services Engineering (ASE) designs, builds, and operates the cloud infrastructure, server systems, and platform technologies that power many of Apple's most beloved experiences. Within ASE, the Storage Platforms organization develops the systems that store, protect, and serve Apple's data at massive scale, with a mission to deliver storage that is durable, secure, highly available, and operated with excellence. Engineers on this team will have the rare opportunity to work on storage device-optimized low-level storage, large-scale distributed systems, and high-performance IO stacks operating at mission-critical levels of availability and durability. Each component is being built using first principles from the ground up to unlock optimization opportunities at every layer of the stack. Being part of Apple Services Engineering organization opens the door to exerting cross-functional influence and making a more significant organizational impact. If you are passionate about large scale distributed systems, operational excellence, and creating resilient platforms that enable innovation across Apple, we would love to hear from you.

Description

We are looking for collaborative, curious, and pragmatic Software Engineers to be part of this innovative team. In this role, you will: Shape the product's features and architecture as it scales orders of magnitude Demonstrate passion for large-scale distributed systems and creating robust storage solutions

Minimum Qualifications

• 3 years of professional software development experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail
• Experience in building storage systems
• 2+ years of coding in one or more of these programming languages: Rust, C++, Java or C#
• Experience with scripting languages (Bash, Python, Perl)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, an engineering-related field, or equivalent related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of software testing methodologies & practices
• Deep understanding of core computer science concepts, including data structures, algorithms, and concurrency
• Solid grasp of distributed systems fundamentals such as fault tolerance, consistency, and distributed rate limiting
• Experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems such as databases or storage platforms
• Proficient with UNIX/Linux