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As a Senior Software Engineer, Find My, you will join the Find My team to build a secure and private experience for users to locate devices and share locations. You will be responsible for designing and implementing highly available, large-scale deployment solutions while mentoring junior engineers and participating in design and code reviews. Your daily work involves building tools to tackle complex distributed systems challenges and ensuring the scalability of microservices. The role requires expertise in Java, Python, Go, or Bash, along with experience in pub-sub architecture using Kafka, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms like AWS or GCP. You will also utilize observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and Splunk. This position focuses on solving technical challenges related to global scale infrastructure and system diagnosis for the Find My product.
What does a Software Engineer earn in California?
Median $214000 from 777 postings across 68 companies.
Design and implement highly available, large-scale deployment solutions that are scalable and reliable.
Build tools to tackle complex distributed systems challenges at a global scale.
Develop and integrate microservices with a focus on scalability and reliability.
Implement pub-sub architectures leveraging technologies like Kafka.
Manage and work with cloud architectures including AWS or GCP.
Manage container runtimes and infrastructure using Kubernetes architecture.
Integrate observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and Splunk for system monitoring.
Mentor junior engineers and conduct design and code reviews to improve team output.
What we're looking for
8+ years of strong software development experience.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
Strong Java experience and versatility to learn other languages like Python, Go, or Bash for automation.
Hands-on experience building and integrating microservices with a focus on scalability and reliability.
Hands-on experience with pub-sub architecture leveraging technologies like Kafka.
2+ years of hands-on experience managing cloud architectures such as AWS or GCP.
2+ years of proficiency with Kubernetes (K8s) architecture, container runtimes, and package management.
Experience with observability tools like Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and Splunk; knowledge of network security, LLMs, and project leadership (preferred).