Software Engineer, Observability Solutions

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted: 1 day ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
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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Software Engineer (Observability Solutions) - Enterprise Technology Services joins the Enterprise Technology Services team to build the next generation of the Observability Platform. In this individual contributor role, you will design and implement core backend services and highly available, fault-tolerant components of a distributed system. You will work alongside senior engineers to solve complex problems, participate in technical design discussions, and perform code reviews. The role requires proficiency in Go, experience with distributed systems including replication and fault tolerance, and knowledge of database internals like storage engines and query optimization. You will specifically address the challenge of building a performant platform capable of handling petabytes of data resulting from billions of daily transactions across critical high-traffic services.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1223 postings across 78 companies.

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Skills

Go Distributed Systems Observability Prometheus Elasticsearch APM Database Internals Backend Services Metrics Pipelines Log Aggregation Storage Engines Query Optimization Indexing Strategies Fault Tolerance Replication

What you'll do

Build and maintain highly available, fault-tolerant components of a distributed system operating at petabyte scale.
Design and implement backend services and features in Go with a focus on performance and correctness.
Take ownership of well-scoped components of mission-critical services.
Participate in technical design discussions and contribute ideas to architecture decisions.
Investigate performance issues and implement fixes and improvements.
Conduct code reviews to uphold engineering best practices across the team.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
4 - 12 years of overall experience.
Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) with production experience building backend services or infrastructure components.
Solid experience designing and operating components of distributed systems, including replication, fault tolerance, and distributed coordination.
Hands-on experience contributing to systems that handle large-scale or petabyte-scale data workloads.
Good understanding of database internals, including storage engines, query optimization, and indexing strategies.
Experience contributing to observability platforms, including metrics pipelines, log aggregation, and APM tools (preferred).

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