Senior Software Engineer, iCloud Developer Frameworks

Envision the collaborative possibilities we could achieve. At Apple, innovative concepts have a remarkable ability to transform into exceptional products, services, and customer experiences with remarkable speed. By infusing your passion and unwavering dedication into your role, the boundaries of our accomplishments are limitless!

Join the newly established Apple Cloud Platform - Developer Frameworks Team. This team is tasked with constructing the foundational libraries, developer tools, code samples, and providing support to other teams within the broader iCloud organization in their endeavors to deliver high-impact projects. You will have the extraordinary opportunity to express yourself and contribute significantly to the team's success at its inception.

Description

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineer with a passion for developing critical developer tools, libraries, and frameworks that serve as the foundation for various mission-critical and large-scale applications. Successful candidates possess strong engineering skills and communication abilities, as well as the capacity to build and maintain relationships across the company. Individuals with a broad perspective and a willingness to learn from others will thrive in this multi-disciplinary environment.

","responsibilities":"Design, build, and maintain core Java frameworks and libraries that enable consistent, scalable, and high-quality development across services and applications.

Collaborate with multiple teams across Apple to define, implement, and deliver the shared vision.

Make informed technology choices within complex architectures. Your deep understanding of the organization's business, products, customers, and strategy will enable us to find opportunities that align with this team's mission.

Implement automated testing and validation suites (unit, integration, e2e tests) to ensure reliability and stability across versions.

Stay current with the Java ecosystem, evaluating and integrating relevant advancements (Project Loom, virtual threads, new JDK features, Spring updates, build tool optimizations).

Mentor engineers and promote framework adoption through demos, tech talks, internal workshops, and office hours.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience as a participant or owner of a high-volume open-source software repository

Good communication and personal skills, ability to interact and work well with members of other functional groups in a project team, and a strong sense of project ownership

Experience writing code generation templates/tools

Serverless/FAAS experience

Thrives in an environment where you have to learn new skills and technologies constantly

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience

5+ years of industry experience in developing high-quality software

3+ years of experience in developing tools, libraries, and frameworks

Expert in Java programming

Experience with operating, developing infrastructure and services in public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, etc.)

Experience in distributed computing, micro-services, and server-side technologies

Experience with containerization and orchestration technologies, such as Docker and Kubernetes.

Experience with CI/CD along with the tools that support these

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