Apple

Software Development Engineer, System Analytics & Intelligence (SAIL)

Apple$130K — $155K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in building production software systems, including backend services and APIs, with proficiency in Python
  • Solid software engineering fundamentals with demonstrated skills in system design and architecture
  • Hands-on experience with data pipelines and strong SQL knowledge across modern data platforms (data warehouses, data lakes, etc.)
  • Familiarity with CI/CD and production deployment practices
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Responsibilities

  • Design and build large-scale data pipelines for analytics products
  • Develop services and APIs to make data outputs accessible across the organization
  • Ensure reliability, scalability, and maintainability of data ingestion and transformation processes
  • Collaborate with various teams in Core OS to deliver impactful solutions
  • Maintain and operate backend infrastructures supporting analytics

Benefits

  • Collaborative and innovative work environment
  • Opportunity to work at scale with large datasets
  • Chance to influence data architecture and engineering practices
  • Exposure to cutting-edge technologies in cloud data platforms and containerization
  • Professional growth opportunities through partnerships with diverse teams
Full Job Description
In this role you will be a hands-on engineer who owns the backend and data infrastructure behind SAIL's analytics products. You'll design and build large-scale data pipelines and the services and APIs that make their output accessible across the organization - from reliable, scalable ingestion and transformation to the interfaces stakeholders actually use.

We're looking for engineers with strong fundamentals who enjoy working with data at scale - people who design well-architected systems and care about correctness, reliability, and maintainability. You'll partner closely with teams across Core OS to make sure what you build delivers real impact.

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years building production software systems - including backend services and APIs - with strong proficiency in Python

Strong software engineering fundamentals, with demonstrated ability in system design and architecture

Hands-on experience building and operating data pipelines, with strong SQL and experience across modern data platforms (data warehouses, data lakes, or similar)

Experience with CI/CD and production deployment practices

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, S3, or similar)

Experience with containerization technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes

Experience with data pipeline orchestration tools (Airflow, Spark, or similar) and transformation frameworks (e.g. dbt)

Familiarity with TypeScript/JavaScript or modern frontend frameworks

Background in developer productivity, CI/CD systems, or software development workflow domains

Experience with BI/visualization platforms such as Tableau

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
$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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