This role pays more than
83%
of similar roles. Most pay
$151,000–$193,000
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$214k
versus about
$172k
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
1984 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$175,000–$277,600
across 1590 roles with salary data.
As a Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Systems, you will join a team focused on building high-performance distributed systems, storage solutions, and backend services. You will be responsible for engineering distributed services, tooling, and operational standards while collaborating with internal teams to refine requirements and implement scalable, long-term solutions. Your daily work involves driving service scalability, resiliency, and performance through algorithm design, testing, and the use of metrics and log data to improve operability. The role requires expertise in high-performance, strongly typed languages such as Go, Rust, or Scala, along with experience in distributed systems, Kubernetes, and cloud services. You will tackle complex technical challenges including memory and concurrency issues at the OS level while developing and supporting new technologies within a dynamic environment focused on infrastructure and backend service reliability.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.
Distributed Systems
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