Senior Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$175,000–$308,500 / yr
Posted
111 days ago
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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $242k
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This role pays more than 82% of similar roles. Most pay $176,812–$231,536 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $242k versus about $204k 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 · Senior Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering

As a Senior Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering, you will join the team responsible for CloudKit, a privacy-focused database platform that serves as the foundational storage layer for various cloud experiences and third-party applications. You will design, develop, and support a multi-tenant platform while partnering with cross-functional teams to ship new customer-facing features. Your daily work involves driving end-to-end project execution, deploying high-concurrency services, and remediating production issues. The role requires expertise in Java, C, or C++, along with experience in distributed NoSQL and relational databases, multi-threaded environments, and network application I/O frameworks. Preferred skills include knowledge of KV data stores like FoundationDB or Cassandra, caching mechanisms like Redis, event streaming via Kafka, cloud-native technologies including Kubernetes and gRPC, and security protocols such as TLS and X.509 certificates to ensure high availability and scalability.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, develop, and support a multi-tenant platform using various underlying technologies.
  • Partner with internal teams to develop and ship new customer-facing features.
  • Drive end-to-end project execution from initial design reviews through production releases.
  • Deploy, scale, and maintain highly concurrent and throughput-intensive services.
  • Triage, investigate, and remediate production and operational issues.
  • Build fault-tolerant distributed systems to support high-scale data storage.
  • Implement features for the CloudKit platform to ensure data consistency and privacy.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience.
  • At least 7 years of industry experience developing software in Java, C, or C++.
  • Experience working with distributed NoSQL and relational database technologies.
  • Expertise in synchronous and asynchronous network application I/O frameworks.
  • Expertise in programming in concurrent and multi-threaded environments.
  • Industry experience building and operating large-scale multi-tiered distributed systems.
  • Familiarity with storage systems, high-performance caching, event streaming, and cloud-native technologies.
  • Experience with security and cryptographic protocols such as TLS or X.509 certificates.

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