Apple

Senior Software Engineer (Observability Solutions) - Enterprise Technology Services

Apple$150K — $180K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field.
  • Proficient in Go (Golang) with experience in backend service development.
  • Experience in designing components for distributed systems focusing on replication and fault tolerance.
  • Hands-on experience with large-scale data systems, ideally handling petabyte levels.
  • Strong understanding of database internals like storage engines and query optimization.
  • 4-12 years of relevant experience in software engineering.

Responsibilities

  • Take ownership of critical service components in a mission-critical observability platform.
  • Design and implement backend services in collaboration with senior engineers.
  • Understand and apply system architecture in daily tasks.
  • Solve complex problems across the technology stack as skills develop.
  • Ensure consistent performance while handling high volumes of data.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with senior engineers and architects.
  • Opportunity to work on a high-traffic, mission-critical service.
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technology in observability.
  • Ownership of significant components enhancing skills and responsibilities.
Full Job Description
This is an individual contributor role where you'll take ownership of significant components of a mission-critical service, working with growing independence alongside senior engineers and architects to solve increasingly complex and ambiguous problems.

Description

Our team is building an observability platform that supports some of Apple IS&T's most critical and high-traffic services. We are designing a platform that must remain consistent and performant even as it grows to handle petabytes of data resulting from billions of daily transactions.

As a Software Engineer, you will contribute directly to the design and implementation of core backend services. You'll work alongside senior engineers to understand system architecture, take ownership of well-scoped components, and build the skills to tackle increasingly complex problems across the stack.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.

Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) with production experience building backend services or infrastructure components.

Solid experience designing and operating components of distributed systems - including replication, fault tolerance, and distributed coordination.

Hands-on experience contributing to systems that handle large-scale or petabyte-scale data workloads.

Good understanding of database internals - including storage engines, query optimization, and indexing strategies.

4 -12 years of overall experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience contributing to observability platforms - including metrics pipelines (Prometheus), log aggregation (Elasticsearch), and Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools.

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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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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