Senior Application Engineer, IT Inventory Platform

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$184,700–$277,600 / yr
Posted
1 day ago
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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 · Senior Application Engineer, IT Inventory Platform

The Sr Application Engineer — IT Inventory Platform, IS&T joins the team managing the Asset Intelligence Platform, a consolidated registry mapping applications and services to underlying infrastructure across data centers, compute facilities, and labs. This role operates at the intersection of customer need and engineering execution, requiring the candidate to translate internal customer problems into product direction. Key responsibilities include developing the product roadmap, performing customer discovery, owning end-to-end onboarding, and participating in architectural design reviews. The engineer must be technically fluent enough to read and review code, write scripts, work with APIs, and manage data models. The position solves the critical business problem of providing visibility for security, compliance, and reliability programs by aggregating data from dozens of integrations and discovery tools.

What you'll do

  • Build relationships with internal teams to understand their workflows and goals regarding IT inventory data.
  • Define and prioritize the product roadmap based on customer feedback and technical judgment.
  • Participate in design reviews and architectural discussions to ground technical decisions in customer problems.
  • Read and review code, prototype solutions, and build integrations as needed.
  • Manage the end-to-end onboarding experience for new teams, including configuration and documentation.
  • Triage issues and collect feedback for existing users to identify systemic needs.
  • Communicate the platform's business value to leadership through strategy documents and presentations.

What we're looking for

  • 6+ years of experience in a role combining technical depth with customer or product engagement.
  • BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or a technical related field, or international degree equivalent.
  • Strong understanding of infrastructure and platform engineering, including data centers, cloud environments, networking, and compute.
  • Technical fluency to read and review code, write scripts or prototypes, work with APIs, and contribute to architecture discussions.
  • Demonstrated ability to build trust with customers, understand their needs deeply, and communicate solutions clearly.
  • Strong product instincts to evaluate tradeoffs, assess impact, and prioritize based on customer and business value.
  • Familiarity with IT operations concepts such as asset management, configuration management, or CMDB tools (preferred).
  • Exposure to security, privacy, and compliance frameworks (preferred).

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