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# Software Development Engineer

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** London, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Cryptographic Protocols, Monitoring of Systems, Hardware Security Module, Information Systems Security Architecture Professional, Python (Programming Language), Key Management, Performance Tuning, Software Engineering, Kubernetes, Programming Languages
- **Published:** August 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.totaljobs.com/job/software-development-engineer/apple-job107780091

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience
 * Experience designing, implementing, and operating highly scalable distributed systems
 * Working experience with programming languages of Java, Swift, C, Go, or Python
 * Experience in cloud deployment and monitoring technologies, such as Kubernetes, * Excellent communication skills, able to build relationships with diverse groups of people
 * Experience in performance benchmarking, debugging, and tuning distributed systems
 * Experienced in managing technical and organisational complexity, able to drive a project from a simple idea to production
 * Deep understanding of cryptographic protocols, data encryption, secure key management, and security architectures.
 * Experience with hardware security modules (HSMs) and secure enclave technologies.
 * Adept at approaching problems from a position of curiosity, working with flexibility to find innovative solutions.

## Description

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


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