This role pays more than
93%
of similar roles. Most pay
$208,800–$252,500
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$305k
versus about
$231k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
2254 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$175,000–$277,600
across 1841 roles with salary data.
As a Principal Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering, you will join a world-class team building CloudKit, the foundational privacy-focused database platform that synchronizes user data across devices. You will design, develop, and support a multi-tenant platform while partnering with internal teams to ship new customer-facing features. Your daily work involves driving end-to-end project execution, deploying and scaling high-concurrency services, and remediating production issues. The role requires extensive experience in Java, C, or C++, along with expertise in distributed NoSQL and relational databases, multi-threaded environments, and network application I/O frameworks. You will work on the core infrastructure for iCloud features like Photos and Notes. Preferred skills include knowledge of KV stores like FoundationDB, caching via Redis, event streaming through Kafka, and cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes, gRPC, and TLS security protocols.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 781 postings across 68 companies.