ASE Observability

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$175,000–$263,300 / yr
Posted
29 days ago
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Confirmed live 2 days ago

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $198k
This role $219k
$137k most similar roles pay here $277k

This role pays more than 68% of similar roles. Most pay $161,062–$235,500 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $219k versus about $198k for comparable roles.

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About Apple Inc

Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

Apple Inc currently has 1984 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · ASE Observability

ASE Observability joins the ASE Observability team, which is responsible for designing, building, and operating core observability platforms that enable engineering organizations to monitor, debug, and optimize infrastructure and systems at scale. You will gather requirements across cross-functional teams, lead technical design discussions, conduct independent research, and mentor other engineers while developing practical, fault-tolerant, high-performance distributed systems. The role focuses on building next-generation capabilities including Distributed Tracing, Logging, and Continuous profiling to provide visibility into application performance and system health. Candidates should possess deep knowledge of data structures, algorithms, and concurrent programming. Preferred technical skills include proficiency in Java or Rust, familiarity with Kubernetes on Linux, and experience with OpenTelemetry and other open-source tools in the observability space. You will develop software delivered as a service to maximize reuse, efficiency, and simplicity across the technology stack.

What you'll do

  • Gather requirements from cross-functional teams to define platform needs.
  • Develop practical, fault-tolerant, and high-performance distributed systems.
  • Lead and participate in technical design discussions across various teams.
  • Conduct independent research to innovate within the observability domain.
  • Mentor other engineers on the team to foster growth and knowledge sharing.
  • Design and build core observability platforms for monitoring, debugging, and optimizing infrastructure.
  • Implement features such as Distributed Tracing, Logging, and Continuous profiling.

What we're looking for

  • Experience and insight into designing, implementing, and supporting highly scalable infrastructure services.
  • 5 to 15 years of industry experience in building and maintaining backend distributed systems.
  • Deep understanding of core computer science concepts including data structures, algorithms, and concurrent programming.
  • Strong attention to detail and excellent analytical capabilities.
  • Ability to learn and apply new technologies and frameworks.
  • Great communication skills.
  • Experience building observability platforms at scale (preferred).
  • Familiarity with OpenTelemetry, OSS tools in the observability space, Rust or Java, and Kubernetes on Linux (preferred).

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