Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems

Are you ready to embrace massive scale? Undaunted ingesting petabytes of raw data each day from more than a billion customer devices?

Apple's Data Analytics team is looking for a motivated and driven distributed systems engineer to work on our device telemetry platform. We need a talented software developer to join our tight-knit cross-functional engineering team, building services and applications to parse, persist, and understand how Apple customers use their devices.

Description

We collect, analyze, and produce insights from diagnostic and usage data from Apple devices. Our data is used to improve products and services and inform the overall direction of Apple platforms.

Our engineering responsibility spans device, data collection, compute, and query and visualization interfaces. As part of the Data Analytics team, you will similarly work cross-functionally to design, build, and iterate on our stream processing and ingestion pipeline.

Collaborating with data scientists and engineers across Apple, you will capture and refine requirements, validate design decisions, and implement. This role has high visibility and impact within the Apple Software Engineering organization.

Preferred Qualifications

Comfortable and adaptable in a dynamic/informal environment with shifting priorities

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Self-motivated and dedicated with creative and critical thinking capabilities

Big data query engine production experience (Presto/Trino/Athena, etc.)

Minimum Qualifications

BS degree in Computer Science, equivalent field or equivalent work experience

5+ years SW development experience

Have worked on large distributed systems, ideally on a public cloud platform like AWS

Extensive experience with container-based orchestration (Kubernetes, EC2, Mesos, etc.)

Practical knowledge of queue/stream consumers like Flink or Kinesis

Exposure to profiling and optimization of scale compute and data pipelines

Unwavering commitment to CI/CD

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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 $139,500 and $258,100, 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.