Senior Backend Systems Engineer, Sensing & Connectivity

Apple Inc

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Location
San Diego, CA
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$142,300–$263,300 / yr
Posted
178 days ago
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TL;DR · Senior Backend Systems Engineer, Sensing & Connectivity

The Senior Backend Systems Engineer, Sensing & Connectivity joins the location technologies group to architect and build backend systems that process crowdsourced sensor data from hundreds of millions of devices. This role involves designing and maintaining high-quality, production-grade software systems, signal processing pipelines, and data infrastructure to interpret telemetry streams. You will own the full machine learning lifecycle, including problem formulation, feature engineering on raw sensor data, model development, and production deployment. The position requires proficiency in Java, Scala, or equivalent backend languages, alongside a strong foundation in object-oriented design, distributed systems, and real-time software architecture. You will solve complex problems ranging from everyday navigation to life-critical emergencies by leveraging modern AI tools and implementing mathematical or statistical algorithms within Linux-based development environments.

What you'll do

  • Design, build, and maintain high-quality, production-grade backend software systems.
  • Develop signal processing pipelines and data infrastructure to ingest crowdsourced sensor data.
  • Apply machine learning to extract intelligence from large-scale sensor data streams.
  • Own the full ML lifecycle from problem formulation and feature engineering to production deployment.
  • Architect systems that process data from hundreds of millions of devices at global scale.
  • Ship systems that meet demanding real-world efficiency requirements for navigation and emergency services.
  • Propose bold ideas and use data analysis to solve complex sensor data problems.

What we're looking for

  • Proficient in Java or equivalent backend languages such as Scala.
  • Strong foundation in object-oriented design, distributed systems, and real-time software architecture.
  • Master's or PhD in Computer Science or related field, or a Bachelor's degree with proven experience architecting real production systems at scale.
  • Demonstrated experience architecting and operating high-scale production backend systems (preferred).
  • Experience with crowdsourced, sensor, or telemetry data systems (preferred).
  • Comfortable implementing complex mathematical or statistical algorithms (preferred).
  • Familiarity with AI/ML tools applied to accelerate development and analysis (preferred).
  • Familiar with Linux-based development environments (preferred).

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