Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering, iCloud Platform

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Francisco, CA
Salary: $150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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 Engineer, Apple Services Engineering, iCloud Platform

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Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering, iCloud Platform will join the team responsible for designing, building, and growing a foundational privacy-focused platform. This role involves developing critical components of iCloud to introduce new capabilities that support services like CloudKit, FaceTime, and PushNotifications. Day-to-day responsibilities include partnering with cross-functional teams to develop features, improving service scalability, availability, and performance, while evolving architecture to support growth. The engineer will also collaborate with SREs to triage and remediate production issues. Candidates should possess experience in distributed systems, performance benchmarking, and cloud deployment tools like Kubernetes. Required technical skills include proficiency in Java, Swift, C/C++, or Go. Additionally, the role requires knowledge of cryptographic protocols, data encryption, secure key management, and security architecture to maintain strong privacy guarantees for users across the Apple ecosystem.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 788 postings across 66 companies.

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Skills

Distributed Systems Java Swift C++ Go Kubernetes Observability Data Encryption Key Management Security Architecture Performance Benchmarking Debugging Scalability Availability

What you'll do

Develop and maintain core components of the iCloud platform infrastructure.
Build features that support new capabilities for services like CloudKit, FaceTime, and PushNotifications.
Improve the scalability, availability, and performance of distributed cloud systems.
Evolve system architecture to accommodate growth across multiple dimensions.
Triage, investigate, and remediate production issues in coordination with SRE teams.
Implement features that maintain strict privacy guarantees for end users.
Manage technical complexity to drive projects from initial concepts to production.

What we're looking for

3+ years of professional experience designing, implementing, and operating highly scalable distributed systems.
Experience with programming languages such as Java, Swift, C/C++, or Go.
Experience in performance benchmarking, debugging, and tuning distributed systems.
Experience in cloud deployment and observability technologies, such as Kubernetes.
Bachelor's Degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience.
Excellent communication skills to build relationships with diverse groups (preferred).
Experience managing technical and organizational complexity from idea to production (preferred).
Understanding of cryptographic protocols, data encryption, secure key management, and security architecture (preferred).

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