Apple

Infrastructure Software Engineer

Apple$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience as a backend internet services software developer
  • Deep understanding of multi-threading and concurrent application design
  • Solid grasp of distributed systems concepts like the CAP Theorem and microservices
  • Familiarity with software development life cycle (SDLC) and agile methodologies
  • Proficient in high-level programming languages such as Golang, Java, Python, or Ruby
  • Experience with large-scale server provisioning and maintenance methods
  • Exposure to cloud services, storage solutions, and configuration management tools

Responsibilities

  • Develop and support critical infrastructure systems for Apple iCloud and services
  • Implement solutions that handle exabytes of data at large scale
  • Influence the core platform's direction and contribute innovative ideas
  • Enhance software delivery efficiency and service reuse
  • Collaborate with teams to integrate open-source technologies and internal services
  • Automate operational processes and improve system reliability
  • Participate in the software development lifecycle with a focus on continuous integration and testing

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on high-impact projects affecting millions of users
  • Influential role with significant responsibility in developing core Apple services
  • Collaboration with a talented team passionate about infrastructure innovation
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and frameworks
  • Structured professional development and growth opportunities
Full Job Description
We are building and supporting new and existing critical infrastructural systems and frameworks which provide and support services like structured and unstructured storage, caching, queueing, searching, and much more at hyperscale. These form the platform upon which many iCloud and other backend systems at Apple are built. The team is responsible for the next generation platform that will power Apple's infrastructural services. These services operate at extremely large scale and store exabytes of data. The platform will support a variety of services based on open-source software, such as Kubernetes, Cassandra, Zookeeper, Kafka, Redis, etc, alongside internally developed services.

We are looking for a strong, enthusiastic developer to join as a member of this group. This person will have a tremendous amount of individual responsibility and influence over the direction the core platform of many critical Apple internet services takes for years to come. You are someone with ideas and real passion for software delivered as a service to improve reuse, efficiency, and simplicity. This engineer's work will affect hundreds of millions of users and be essential to the success of some of the most visible current and future Apple features.

Successful track-record and proven experience as a backend internet services software developer. Deep understanding of multi-threading concepts and design of highly concurrent applications. Understanding of distributed system concepts including: the CAP Theorem, micro-services, and the Twelve Factor App. Knowledge of SDLC, including continuous integration, testing methodologies, TDD and agile development methodologies. Fluency in one or more high-level programming languages like Golang (preferred), Java, Python, Ruby or equivalent. Understanding of base internet infrastructure services including DNS, DHCP , LDAP , server virtualization, server monitoring

Experience with large scale server provisioning and maintenance (OpenStack Ironic, Metal3, MAAS, xCat, Netbox, Tinkerbell) Experience with development within Kubernetes ecosystem, including operator framework, controllers and CRDs Experience with UI frameworks such as React, Angular or JQuery Some exposure to hardware bootstrap and associated security (PXE, BIOS, TPM, secure boot, trusted computing) Some exposure to structured or unstructured storage and caching. Some exposure to automating operations processes via services and tools. Some exposure to configuration management and fleet orchestration via Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or others. Some exposure to cloud services (AWS S3/EC2/CloudFront/Steps... or equivalent).

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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Learn more about Apple
Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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