Apple

Software Engineer - Observability

Apple$130K — $155K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent
  • 5+ years of industry experience
  • Deep understanding of core computer science concepts including data structures and algorithms
  • Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Scala, Go, or Python
  • Experience designing and operating scalable infrastructure services in production
  • Hands-on experience building automation for operations at scale
  • Strong attention to detail and analytical capabilities

Responsibilities

  • Design and build control plane tooling for the time series database
  • Contribute to core developer tasks on the data platform
  • Own problems end to end from requirement gathering to rollout
  • Develop automation and tooling for deployment and orchestration
  • Ensure reliability, scalability, and ease of operation of the TSDB

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work at the intersection of software engineering and large-scale operations
  • Collaborative team environment
  • Hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology
  • Work on impactful projects that improve operational efficiency
  • Flexible work environment, encouraging fluid movement between roles
Full Job Description
We are seeking a versatile engineer who thrives wearing multiple hats. In this role you will primarily design and build the control plane tooling and automation that operates our time series database (TSDB) in production at scale, spanning provisioning, orchestration, scaling, health, and self-healing. Just as importantly, you will not be confined to tooling: you will regularly pick up core developer tasks on the data platform itself, contributing to the distributed systems that ingest, store, and query time series data. If you love the intersection of software engineering and large-scale operations, and you want your work to make massive fleets effortless to run, this is the place to be. If youd love to join this amazing team, wed love to hear from you!

Description

We are looking for an engineer who blends strong software engineering fundamentals with a deep operational mindset. You will own the control plane that makes our TSDB reliable, scalable, and easy to operate, and you will fluidly move between building operational tooling and shipping product features. You should be comfortable owning problems end to end, from requirement gathering through design, implementation, rollout, and on-call operability.

Minimum Qualifications

BS or MS in CS or equivalent

5+ years of industry experience

Deep understanding of core CS concepts including data structures, algorithms, and concurrent programming

Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Java, Scala, Go, or Python

Experience designing, implementing, and operating highly scalable infrastructure services in production

Deep understanding and work experience in distributed systems

Hands-on experience building automation and tooling for deployment, orchestration, and operations at scale

Strong attention to detail, excellent analytical capabilities, and a bias toward reducing operational toil

Passion for developing clear, robust, and maintainable software and systems

Preferred Qualifications

Experience building control plane or fleet management tooling for stateful/data systems in production

Strong DevOps skillset: CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code (e.g. Terraform), configuration management, and GitOps workflows

Hands-on experience with container orchestration and scheduling (Kubernetes, operators, custom controllers)

Familiarity with time series database internals and the operational challenges of running them at scale

Experience with Observability solutions using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana

Experience with columnar storage systems and/or building query engines is a plus

Experience building high performant systems in Rust is a plus

Comfortable wearing multiple hats, moving between operational tooling and core product/feature development

Great communication skills

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
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Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
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+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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