Software Engineer - Distributed Systems
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Job description
We are looking for technically hands-on engineers who want to ship high-performance distributed systems that solve real-world problems at Apple scale. You would join a team of engineers who build innovative storage and backend service while tackling interesting challenges in a supportive, balanced environment.
We spend most of our time building software and automation, but equally important is the work we do collaborating with teams across Apple, understanding their operational challenges, and iterating on scalable, long-term solutions together.
In your role as an engineer on our team you will:
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Engineer distributed services, tooling, and operational standards
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Collaborate with teams to refine requirements and implement lasting solutions
Requirements
Familiarity with application and service monitoring tools and techniques.
Experience with incident management and response.
Education & Experience: BS in Computer Science or equivalent, related experience.
Minimum Qualifications
5+ years of professional software engineering experience
Experience with high-performance, strongly typed languages such as Go, Rust, Scala, or others.
Experience with building and operating distributed systems.
Familiarity with some large infrastructure systems like Kubernetes.
Strong interest in distributed storage, observability, reliability, and cloud services.
Interest in working across different levels of the stack, including debugging OS-level issues such as memory and concurrency problems.
Ability to efficiently develop, debug, and support new technologies in a changing environment.
Benefits & conditions
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 $150,400 and $277,600, 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
About the company
Our team is on a mission to build innovative infrastructure and tools to help other engineers be more productive and make software easier to create, build and distribute. We believe that streamlining software engineering is an important part of unlocking developer creativity and innovation, and we love it when Apple customers see that in the products we ship.
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