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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Databases, Concurrent Computing, Data Structures, Distributed Systems, Prometheus, Grafana, Production Code
- **Published:** August 28, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/bc7d82cd-a19a-49c7-a640-9a6499d44712

## About the Role

BS or MS in CS or equivalent

7+ years of industry experience

Experience with Java

Experience with designing, implementing and supporting highly scalable infrastructure services

Deep understanding and work experience in distributed systems

Deep understanding of core CS concepts including data structures, algorithms and concurrent programming

Strong attention to detail and excellent analytical capabilities

Great communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with Observability solutions using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana

Experience building Observability platforms is preferred

Experience designing and using columnar storage

Familiarity with time series database internals

Passion for developing and testing clear, robust code

Ability to learn and apply new technologies and frameworks.

## Description

You will have the courage and experience to be frank and ambitious but humble enough to listen to others. We want your thoughts on how we can move faster, be more creative, and deliver tools and ideas to empower developers around the world. We expect you to challenge the status quo, to care about the details, the end user, and how it all comes together.

We are looking for enthusiastic developers to join as a member of this collaborative and friendly team. You should be someone with ideas and passion for software delivered as a service to maximize reuse, efficiency, and simplicity. Your work will impact millions of Apple users and is necessary to the success of some of the most visible current and future features.


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