Software Development Engineer

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Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Build and support new, critical infrastructural systems and frameworks which provide and support services like structured and unstructured storage, caching, queueing, and searching. Responsible for the next generation platform that will power Apple's infrastructural services, which have a huge scale and store hundreds of petabytes of data. Responsible for the platform that supports a variety of services based on open-source software, such as Apache Cassandra, SOLR, Zookeeper, Kafka, Redis, etc. Influence and direct the backend of many critical Apple internet services. Build software to improve efficiency and simplicity of features for Apple users. 40 hours/week. 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 $181,100 - $272,100/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.

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

Preferred Qualifications

N/A

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field.

Experience and/or education must include:

Leveraging Java, C, C++ or Python knowledge to design and develop robust software system.

Leveraging the theoretical foundations of distributed systems such as load balancing and consistency models to design and optimize large-scale highly available distributed systems.

Leveraging No-SQL Databases (e.g. C* and FDB) knowledge for optimal data storage, retrieval and scalability.

Utilizing SQL Database knowledge (e.g. MySQL and PostgreSQL) to design and manage schema and ensure data integrity.

Utilizing Jenkins capabilities for continuous integration pipelines for software build automation and testing.

Leveraging Git and GitHub for effective source control management including branching strategies, code reviews, and collaboration to maintain code quality and track changes.

Designing and implementing RESTful APIs to ensure scalability, reliability, security and flexibility in large-scale distributed systems.