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# Platform Software Engineer, AI & Data Platforms (AiDP)

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Sunnyvale, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, C++ (Programming Language), Cloud Computing, Computer Engineering, Data as a Services, Relational Databases, Failover, Fault Tolerance, Python (Programming Language), PostgreSQL, Machine Learning, Platform as a Service (PAAS), Prometheus, Software Engineering, System Software, Retrieval-Augmented Generation, Large Language Models, Grafana, Kotlin, Information Technology, Data Management, Machine Learning Operations, Virtual Agents, Api Design, Splunk, Microservices
- **Published:** October 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/1_apple2-200675572

## About the Role

Understanding core reliability concepts - observability, monitoring, alerting, fault tolerance, auto-remediation and a drive to push the boundaries of what's automatable will help you succeed here. **Minimum Qualifications** + 5+ years of software development experience + Experience building highly available software services or platform infrastructure + Experience designing, building, and maintaining API-driven microservices + Proficient in Python optionally Java/Kotlin/C/C++ Bachelor's in Computer Science or Computer Engineering or equivalent work experience **Preferred Qualifications** + Experience building and interacting with Cloud APIs (AWS, GCP) + Experience working with relational databases + Good understanding of PostgreSQL internals + Experience supporting PaaS or DBaaS at scale + Familiarity with observability platforms (Prometheus/Grafana, Splunk, or equivalent) + Experience with AI/ML tooling - LLM APIs, RAG pipelines, AI agent frameworks, or integrating ML
inference into production services Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.
We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

## Description

The team brings together data, application development, and machine learning - including generative AI - along with data services and customer success functions, to help IS&T build solutions more efficiently and streamline the adoption and embedding of generative AI across Apple. **Description** The team develops highly reliable, API-driven micro services to manage the full lifecycle of PostgreSQL databases at Apple: provisioning, scaling, patching, failover, and decommissioning while ensuring deep observability, durability, and automation for our customers.
Maintaining and enhancing monitoring and alerting is equally important for the role.