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# Software Development Engineer

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** C++ (Programming Language), Databases, Data Structures, Relational Databases, Database Theory, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, PostgreSQL, Linux Kernel, MariaDB, MySQL, Network Interface, Open Source Technology, Query Optimization, Software Engineering, Load Balancing, Storage Devices, Indexer, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/83565f45-c113-44c8-9ae7-b049a1eb0344

## About the Role

Performance engineering, understanding of advanced testing methodologies, familiarity with debugging and, BS in Computer Science/related fields with 5+ years of relevant work experience

High level of proficiency in C, C++, Rust

Advanced understanding of data structures and algorithms in storage and indexing, coding in C, C++

Demonstrated experience developing database systems, storage engines, distributed systems

Experience developing software in open source communities

Knowledge of the internals of relational databases such as PostgreSQL (or MySQL, MariaDB)

Preferred Qualifications

MS in Computer Science/related fields with 8+ years of relevant experience

Expertise with code performance and optimization

Expertise with Relational database systems architecture

Knowledge of Linux Kernel development

## Description

The Apple Postgres team develops and operates a highly reliable, cloud relational databases service that serves all of Apple. We're looking for curious, enthusiastic and collaborative developers with an extraordinary degree of care and rigor in engineering who can contribute to all major components of PostgreSQL, including query execution, storage, replication, high-availability, scaling, administration, new feature development and all other aspects of the database.

Success in this role requires a high level of expertise in several of the following:

 - Fundamentals of system-level hardware and networking components (storage devices and controllers,

network interfaces) in server class systems

 - Operating systems concepts (process scheduling, disk and network I/O, performance)

 - Understanding of database concepts (relational algebra, query optimization, consistency models, isolation

levels, crash and recovery semantics)

 - Advanced concepts such as failure detection, load balancing, request pipelining and operational semantics of


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