This role pays more than
61%
of similar roles. Most pay
$164,156–$235,750
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$214k
versus about
$200k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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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
1984 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$175,000–$277,600
across 1590 roles with salary data.
As a Solutions Architect, Customer Systems, you will join the Information Systems and Technology organization to design and oversee business-critical platforms within the AppleCare sales, service, and support space. You will own end-to-end system design for distributed customer-facing and partner-facing systems, converting ambiguous business problems into concrete technical architectures while ensuring privacy, availability, and performance. Your daily responsibilities include defining system interfaces, integration patterns, data flows, and technical user stories, as well as leading reviews on fault tolerance and observability. You will serve as a technical authority for the domain, presenting strategies on scalability and risk to leadership. The role requires expertise in distributed systems, API contracts, and modern backend stacks including Java, Python, SOA, J2EE, and Oracle or NoSQL/MongoDB databases. You will solve complex problems involving global scale and high-volume transaction processing.
What does a Solutions Architect earn in California?
Median $235750 from 45 postings across 8 companies.
System Design
Distributed Systems
Java
Go
Python
NoSQL
MongoDB
Couchbase
Relational Databases
API
Data Flow Diagrams
SLAs
SLOs
SLIs
Observability
Scalability
Fault Tolerance
High Availability