Software Engineer, Observability

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$175,000–$263,300 / yr
Posted
69 days ago
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Above market

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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, Observability

The Software Engineer - Observability joins the Apple Services Engineering Observability team to build foundational tools for global systems. You will design and build control plane tooling and automation to provision, orchestrate, scale, and self-heal a time series database operating at production scale. Beyond operational tooling, you will perform core developer tasks on the distributed data platform, contributing to ingestion, storage, and query paths. The role requires proficiency in Java, Scala, Go, or Python, along with experience in distributed systems, container orchestration like Kubernetes, and infrastructure as code using Terraform. You will solve complex problems regarding high availability and performance for petabytes of data. Key competencies include data structures, concurrent programming, and experience with OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, and potentially Rust or columnar storage systems.

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What you'll do

  • Design and build control plane tooling to provision, orchestrate, scale, and self-heal a production time series database.
  • Build automation for deployment, configuration management, capacity planning, and fleet lifecycle management across distributed clusters.
  • Develop core features for the distributed data platform, including ingestion, storage, and query paths.
  • Gather requirements from cross-functional teams and lead technical design discussions.
  • Reduce operational toil by improving the reliability, performance, and cost efficiency of the fleet.
  • Conduct independent research on technical domains and mentor other engineers on the team.

What we're looking for

  • BS or MS in CS or equivalent.
  • 5+ years of industry experience.
  • Deep understanding of core CS concepts including data structures, algorithms, and concurrent programming.
  • Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Scala, Go, or Python.
  • Experience designing, implementing, and operating highly scalable infrastructure services in production.
  • Deep understanding and work experience in distributed systems.
  • Hands-on experience building automation and tooling for deployment, orchestration, and operations at scale.
  • Experience building control plane or fleet management tooling for stateful/data systems in production (preferred).

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