DataOps Engineer, Info Apps

Apple Info Apps' Data Engineering team is seeking a DataOps Engineer to support the reliability and operational excellence of our large-scale data platform. Our team provides data services for 20+ iOS and macOS applications, including News, Stocks, Weather, and Books. You'll work on the data platform that powers products used by millions of Apple customers every day and support data engineers, application engineers, data analysts, and ML engineers across the organization.

Description

In this role, you will support the operation of critical data pipelines and data services, ensuring their reliability, performance, and scalability. You'll develop monitor system health, automation tooling, and learn best practices for operational excellence while working closely with partner teams.","responsibilities":"Support the operation of large-scale data pipelines and backend data services, contributing to their reliability, performance, and efficiency.

Monitor and troubleshoot data processing systems (Spark, Flink, Trino, Kafka) and data storage systems (Parquet, Iceberg, dataset metastore) to identify and resolve performance issues.

Build and maintain observability infrastructure components (Prometheus, Grafana, PagerDuty) for data platforms and services, working with development teams.

Configure, manage, and troubleshoot AWS infrastructure (EKS, S3, RDS, Athena, VPCs, and IAM) using infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and AWS CLI for deployment automation.

Support data management, data governance, and access control across data pipelines and services.

Develop automation scripts and tools using Python to reduce manual operational work and improve efficiency across data platform operations.

Develop web-based operational tools and dashboards using frameworks like Django and React for monitoring and automation.

Participate in on-call rotations, responding to incidents and supporting incident response procedures.

Preferred Qualifications

Hands-on ability to apply this AWS knowledge by configuring, managing, and troubleshooting infrastructure using infrastructure-as-code tools (Terraform, CloudFormation) and AWS CLI for deployment automation and disaster recovery.

Experience with job orchestration tools (Airflow, Argo Workflows)

Hands-on observability stack experience (PagerDuty, Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry)

Familiarity with SQL and big data ecosystems (Kafka, data warehouse concepts)

Experience with Apache Spark job tuning and Flink stream processing

Hands-on experience with Apache Iceberg or similar open-table formats

Experience with incident management and postmortem processes

Minimum Qualifications

BS in Computer Science, related fields or equivalent experience

Strong foundation in Python programming for automation and scripting

Solid understanding and hands-on experience with container basics : Docker, Kubernetes fundamentals

Solid understanding of AWS infrastructure concepts and internals: compute services (EC2, EKS), storage (S3), databases (RDS), data services (Glue, Athena), networking (VPCs, subnets), and identity management (IAM) etc.

Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools (Splunk, Prometheus, Grafana)

Familiarity with distributed data platforms and modern data storage formats (Parquet, Iceberg)

Web development experience with React and Django frameworks

Strong troubleshooting and communication skills

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Pay & Benefits

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 $126,797 and $220,900 annualized, 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.