Software Architect – Distributed Systems & Platform Engineering

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $181,100–$318,400 / yr
Posted: 3 days ago

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This role $250k

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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

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TL;DR · Software Architect – Distributed Systems & Platform Engineering

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Senior Software Architect needed for a leading-edge hardware team focused on developing complex distributed systems and platform software. This role involves driving the architecture and development of microservices, container orchestration with Kubernetes, and event-driven architectures using message queues like Kafka or RabbitMQ. The ideal candidate will have expertise in DevOps methodologies, CI/CD tools such as ArgoCD, and GitOps workflows while ensuring high-quality standards through design reviews and testing strategies. Candidates should possess a strong background in distributed systems fundamentals and API design across REST, gRPC, and event-driven interfaces, with experience in observability practices including SLOs and circuit breakers. This position requires at least 10 years of relevant industry experience and the ability to mentor engineers and influence technical decisions across teams.

Skills

Kubernetes CI/CD DevOps GitOps Docker Prometheus Grafana Python Go RabbitMQ Kafka Pulsar REST gRPC ArgoCD Flux Jenkins SLOs CircuitBreakers CRDs ServiceMesh Operators

What you'll do

Design and implement complex distributed systems and platform software.
Decompose systems into microservices with clear service contracts.
Utilize Kubernetes for container orchestration in development environments.
Create event-driven architectures using asynchronous communication patterns.
Develop and enforce software quality methodologies, including code reviews.
Mentor engineers and facilitate consensus on technical decisions across teams.

What we're looking for

Experience architecting complex distributed systems and platform software.
Proficiency in microservices decomposition, service contracts, and container orchestration platforms like Kubernetes.
Expertise in event-driven architectures and asynchronous communication patterns.
Knowledge of software quality methodologies including design review and testing strategies.
Minimum BS degree plus 10 years of relevant industry experience in architecture or systems design.

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