Software Engineer, Deployment Platform

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Diego, CA
Salary
$142,300–$214,300 / yr
Posted
82 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

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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 3497 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Deployment Platform

The Software Engineer, Deployment Platform joins the Deployment Platform team to build and evolve a high-scale platform for safe service rollouts. You will design and own features including a deployment DSL, GitOps operator, and pipeline orchestration to enable progressive delivery across multi- and hybrid-cloud environments. Daily tasks involve building automated canary analysis, metric gates, and reliable services using distributed systems technologies like Cassandra, Kafka, and Redis. You will deliver clean REST, gRPC, and GraphQL APIs while integrating with tools like Spinnaker. The role focuses on solving complex continuous delivery problems by creating paved paths for developers to declaratively describe service rollouts. You will ensure high-quality, developer-friendly solutions that provide automated safety checks and fast feedback for large-scale production software deployments.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Design, build, and own features for the deployment DSL, GitOps operator, and pipeline orchestration.
  • Build progressive delivery capabilities including phased rollouts, automated canary analysis, and metric gates.
  • Integrate the platform with the broader deployment ecosystem and external tools like Spinnaker.
  • Develop reliable and observable services using distributed systems technologies like Cassandra, Kafka, and Redis.
  • Deliver clean REST, gRPC, and GraphQL APIs and tooling to improve developer experience.
  • Implement AI-powered continuous delivery intelligence to help developers troubleshoot and improve deployments.
  • Manage the full service lifecycle from initial API design and implementation to testing and operations.

What we're looking for

  • 2+ years of relevant industry experience building and operating production software.
  • Strong programming skills in Java for delivering high-quality, large-scale services.
  • Solid foundation in software architecture, system design, and problem solving.
  • Hands-on experience with distributed systems and cloud architecture such as Cassandra, Kafka, and Redis.
  • Experience designing and building REST, gRPC, and/or GraphQL APIs.
  • Solid understanding of micro-services and cloud-native application patterns.
  • Ability to work across the full lifecycle of a service including API design, implementation, testing, and operations.
  • BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field.

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