Apple

Senior Software Engineer, Apple Data Platform

Apple$130K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in large-scale data processing on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, etc.)
  • Strong programming skills in Go, Java, Scala, and scripting languages
  • Proficient with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools
  • Experienced in containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)
  • Ability to design complex, high-performance applications
  • Committed to continuous learning and improvement
  • Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop high-performance data processing systems
  • Deploy and maintain critical infrastructure frameworks
  • Support services for structured and unstructured storage and caching
  • Implement solutions for scalability and efficiency
  • Contribute to the direction of data services development
  • Collaborate with the team to enhance operational quality
  • Utilize innovative technologies to solve complex data challenges

Benefits

  • Individual responsibility and influence over critical services
  • Opportunity to work in a fast-paced and innovative environment
  • Collaborative culture focused on continuous learning and technology adoption
  • Potential for involvement in open-source projects
  • Exposure to modern analytics and data technologies at scale
Full Job Description
Description

As part of the Data Platform team, you will have a meaningful role in designing, developing, and deploying high-performance systems that handle millions of online events and queries daily. This enormous scale brings challenges that require extraordinarily creative problem-solving. We are building and supporting critical infrastructure and frameworks that provide and support services like structured and unstructured storage, caching, queueing, searching, and much more. We are looking for a strong, enthusiastic developer to join as a member of this group. You will have a tremendous amount of individual responsibility and influence over the direction of critical services for years to come. You are someone with ideas and a real passion for software delivered as a service to improve reuse, efficiency, and simplicity.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years experience designing, developing, and deploying large-scale data processing frameworks and applications on cloud-based infrastructure such as AWS, GCP, etc.

Strong programming expertise in Go, Java, Scala, and scripting languages, preferably with critical, large-scale distributed systems.

Proficiency in Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools.

Experience with containerization and orchestration (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).

Ability to design large-scale, complex applications with excellent run-time characteristics such as low latency, fault-tolerance, and high availability

A learning attitude to continuously improve the self, team, and the organization

Deeply concerned about excellence and quality

Loves fast-paced environment and learning/leveraging new technologies

Bachelor's degree or Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent

Preferred Qualifications

Experience engineering modern Analytics and Data technologies like Spark, Flink, Iceberg, Trino, Jupyter, Druid, etc. at scale is a plus

Experience with contribution to Open Source projects is a plus

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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154,000 employees
Market Cap
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Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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