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# Software Engineer, Big Data - Apple Services Engineering

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Seattle, WA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $175,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Airflow, Amazon S3, Data Analysis, Big Data, Databases, Information Engineering, Distributed Computing Environment, Apache Hadoop, Hadoop Distributed File System, SQL Databases, Data Streaming, Apache Spark, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Flink, Data Analytics, Apache Kafka, Functional Programming, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 1, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/apple/software-engineer-big-data-apple-services-engineering-2d9db3

## About the Role

Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to listen, influence, and drive solutions cohesively, Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience

6+ years of experience building production systems using Java and/or Scala, with strong proficiency in Java and/or Scala for large-scale distributed data processing and familiarity with functional programming paradigms.

Deep understanding of distributed batch and streaming data processing systems such as Spark, Flink, and Kafka

Experience with big data ecosystem technologies such as HDFS, Hadoop, S3, MPP database, Kubernetes and Airflow.

Proven track record of designing, launching, and scaling production-quality data pipelines that power product features

Strong data intuition, backed by solid SQL and data analysis skills

Experience with GDPR compliance and best practices for collecting, processing, and sharing data responsibly

## Description

As a team member of the ASE Analytics & Data Engineering team, you will have significant responsibility and influence in shaping the team's future direction. This role is inherently cross-functional, and the ideal candidate will work closely across disciplines. We are looking for someone with a strong love for data and the ability to iterate quickly across all stages of the data pipeline lifecycle.

This position involves working on a small, highly collaborative team to develop large-scale data pipelines and analytical solutions using big data technologies. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong engineering and communication skills, along with a belief that data-driven processes lead to exceptional products. You should have a passion for quality and an ability to understand and evolve sophisticated systems.

Responsibilities:

You will have the opportunity to:

Work with a cross-functional team, collaborating with partners across product, engineering, operations, and business, and closely partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable engineering solutions

Help drive architectural vision to support future growth and opportunities

Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and datasets that power key product features and insights, while protecting user privacy

Own data quality, scalability, and SLAs for assigned datasets and pipelines

Champion technical excellence and cultivate team spirit by contributing to best practices, documentation, shared tools, and solutions to common problems


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