Sr. Software Engineer, AI, Search & Knowledge Platforms

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Seattle, WA
Salary
$171,600–$258,100 / yr
Posted
32 days 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 · Sr. Software Engineer, AI, Search & Knowledge Platforms

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As a Senior Software Engineer on the AI and Search Platforms team at Apple, you will design and build distributed systems that power search functionalities across various products like Siri, Music, and the App Store. Your daily tasks include creating agentic orchestration frameworks to coordinate complex workflows, developing configuration management infrastructure for rapid tuning of search behavior, and ensuring the reliability and performance of high-throughput services. You will also define technical direction for APIs used by multiple teams and collaborate with cross-functional groups to address systemic issues and enhance scalability. The role requires expertise in backend development using languages like Go or Rust, a deep understanding of distributed systems, and experience leading large-scale service design initiatives. This position offers the chance to work on cutting-edge search technologies at massive scale, impacting millions of users globally.

Skills

Go Rust C++ Java Docker Kubernetes CI/CD Prometheus Grafana PostgreSQL Redis Elasticsearch AWS Azure Google Cloud Platform Git Jenkins DAG-based execution engines Task schedulers Feature flagging Dynamic config propagation

What you'll do

  • Design and implement distributed frameworks for coordinating autonomous workflows across services.
  • Build and maintain configuration management infrastructure for scalable search behavior tuning.
  • Ensure reliability and performance of high-throughput, low-latency search traffic platforms.
  • Define technical direction for framework APIs used by multiple product teams.
  • Identify and resolve systemic performance bottlenecks and architectural gaps in systems.
  • Mentor engineers on the team to foster a strong engineering culture.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience
  • Proficiency in Go, Rust, C++, or Java
  • Deep understanding of distributed systems and fault tolerance
  • Experience designing and operating large-scale backend services
  • Track record of leading cross-team technical initiatives
  • Strong focus on collaboration and problem-solving skills

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