Software Engineer, Traffic, Secure Service Networking

Apple Inc

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On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$142,300–$263,300 / yr
Posted
58 days ago
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This role $203k
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This role pays more than 56% of similar roles. Most pay $147,981–$227,325 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $203k versus about $188k for comparable roles.

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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, Traffic, Secure Service Networking

Software Engineer - Traffic (ASE) - Secure Service Networking joins the team responsible for building performant and reliable networking primitives that power internal services. This role involves orchestrating the design and development of traffic meshes, proxies, libraries, and services to facilitate secure and scalable service-to-service communication. The engineer will focus on enhancing the network stack for improved mesh, ingress, and egress functionality while managing large-scale distributed systems. Key technical requirements include proficiency in programming languages such as C, C++, Rust, Swift, Java, or Go, along with experience in cloud-native environments like AliCloud, AWS, and GCP. Candidates should possess expertise in Linux network stacks, Layer 4 or Layer 7 traffic meshes like Envoy or Istio, and control plane technology. The role addresses the critical challenge of providing robust networking infrastructure for high-volume service communication.

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What you'll do

  • Design and develop high-performance traffic meshes, proxies, and libraries for large-scale service communication.
  • Enhance the network stack to improve mesh, ingress, and egress functionality across global services.
  • Architect and implement scalable networking primitives that support hundreds of millions of users.
  • Automate operations including software deployments and configuration changes at scale.
  • Perform performance analysis and optimizations on distributed systems and Linux network stacks.
  • Manage the full product lifecycle from initial design and implementation to production deployment.
  • Provide technical guidance, coaching, and mentorship to teammates to foster growth.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field.
  • 2+ years of experience in software engineering.
  • Proficiency in one or more advanced programming languages such as C, C++, Rust, Swift, Java, or Go.
  • Experience operating workloads across multiple cloud-native environments like AliCloud, AWS, or GCP.
  • Experience automating operations such as software deployments and configuration changes at scale.
  • General knowledge of large-scale distributed systems.
  • Deep understanding of traffic management at Layer 4 or 7 and experience with meshes like Envoy or Istio (preferred).
  • Professional expertise in Traffic/Edge Engineering, Cloud Networking, or the Linux network stack (preferred).

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