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Senior Software Engineer, Software Developer Foundation

4 days ago Cupertino, CA

Our team is building the next generation platform for orchestrating and deploying AI agents, and their integration into the lifecycle of the development of products Apple customers love. We're a fast moving, highly skilled but small team designing and building a collection of tools and systems used by Apple's internal development teams, MLEs and data scientists to build, test and deploy their products. Our systems have to scale, stay highly available, and "just work". That's a tall order, and we're looking for talented and passionate engineers who love dealing with such challenges.

Description

In this role, you will need to rely on your creativity and problem solving to develop scalable, maintainable, and cost-effective solutions. You will be successful and feel fulfilled in our team if you enjoy tackling challenging distributed systems problems, have a strong sense of shared ownership, and thrive in a collaborative team setting.

The platform also powers Apple's internal ML systems and tools that support applied ML teams throughout their product development cycle. Using our systems, teams launch AI agents at massive scale. In this role, you will implement new features for our next generation AI agent platform. You collaborate in a highly x-functional setup with Apple's internal teams who need to deploy custom AI agents in our platform, and Apple's internal teams who provide the specialized compute for our platform.

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Preferred Qualifications

Experience with developer tools or developer productivity systems

Experience with open source or inner source

MS in Computer Science or related experience

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years industry experience as a Software Engineer working on deploying large-scale systems

Strong understanding in data centric systems, distributed systems, reliability, and cloud services

Hands-on experience in designing and coding large scale systems

Proven experience with applied machine learning, data engineering, or similar

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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 $147,400 and $272,100, 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

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Client-provided location(s): Cupertino, CA
Job ID: apple-200660873-0836_rxr-663
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2026-05-03T19:46:52

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Parental Benefits

      • Work Flexibility

        • Office Life and Perks

          • Vacation and Time Off

            • Financial and Retirement

              • Professional Development

                • Diversity and Inclusion

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