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# Software Engineer, Control/Data Plane

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $184,700.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), C++ (Programming Language), Configuration Management, Data Structures, Software Debugging, Distributed Systems, Scripting, Git, Information Technology, Golang, Microservices
- **Published:** October 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/apple/senior-software-engineer-controldata-plane-edc11e

## About the Role

BS and MS or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Technical Skills: Proficiency in Java, C++, Go, scripting languages, Git, and configuration management systems.

Architectural Expertise: Experience in building scalable services, architectural design, data structures, algorithms, microservice architectures, and APIs.

Problem-Solving and Communication: Strong organizational and communication skills, the ability to prioritize tasks, deliver on bold deadlines, and drive closures, and the ability to prioritize and debug production issues.

## Description

We're looking for passionate folks who love building super-scalable, reliable, and user-friendly systems to support one of the world's biggest cloud infrastructures. You'll be designing, building, and running new services that help lead virtualized networks, computing, and storage. Working at our global scale brings some unique and tough challenges that require us to come up with radical innovations. These services are built using skills from different areas, like distributed systems, user experience, and modular and resilient programming. If you're excited about innovating and building systems from scratch for the massive scale of our infrastructure, then our team might be the perfect place for you!