Apple

Staff / Principal Software Engineer (Spark, Kafka, Iceberg), Apple Data Platform

Apple$171K — $302K *
Information Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of professional experience in software engineering.
  • Demonstrated aptitude in distributed systems engineering.
  • Power user of Apache Spark with production application experience.
  • BS or MS degree in computer science or equivalent degree.
  • Knowledge of Apache Iceberg and Apache Kafka is preferred.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and deploy new features for Apple's internal data platform.
  • Contribute to open source projects regularly.
  • Collaborate with teams to design automation tools for seamless operations.
  • Optimize cloud services for effective scaling and high performance.
  • Innovate API development for application and service integration.
  • Contribute to shaping the future of Apple's technology landscape.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
  • Retirement benefits and stock options.
  • Employee discounts on Apple products and services.
  • Reimbursement for education and training costs.
  • Potential eligibility for discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
Full Job Description
Seeking extraordinary software engineers with deep experience in scalable streaming processing systems. You will have a passion to push the limits of distributed stateful streaming computing frameworks to get every ounce of performance out of them. Looking for engineers with in depth knowledge of systems like Spark, Beam, Kafka, Iceberg and other existing frameworks. Also someone who will be passionate by the prospect of working reciprocally with other groups internal to Apple and also communities outside Apple.

Description As an engineer on our team, you will advance our data infrastructure, driving innovation by implementing cutting-edge capabilities and tools that will power Apple Services Engineering. You'll collaborate closely with a dedicated team of open source data experts (including Spark, Kafka, Iceberg committers amongst others) to enhance and automate our infrastructure, ensuring seamless management across both data centers and cloud services. Your work will directly contribute to the resilience, scalability, and performance of the systems that support millions of users worldwide.

Responsibilities
  • What you can expect to do and contribute to:
  • Develop and deploy new features of Apple's internal data platform.
  • Regularly contribute to open source.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and implement automation tools that streamline operations and reduce manual intervention.
  • Optimize our cloud-based services to ensure they scale effectively, handling increasing loads while maintaining high performance.
  • Innovate on API development and integration, enabling seamless communication between our applications and services
  • This is an opportunity to join a dynamic and evolving team where your contributions will shape the future of our Apple's technology landscape.


Minimum Qualifications
  • 8+ years of professional experience professional experience.
  • A successful track-record or demonstrated aptitude as an engineer who has worked on distributed systems.
  • Experienced Poweruser (at least 2 years of running production applications) of Apache Spark or Committer to Apache Spark.
  • BS or MS degree in computer science or equivalent


Preferred Qualifications
  • Good knowledge of Apache Iceberg and Apache Kafka.
  • Experience working on or building connectors from Spark to any of the data sources.
  • Knowledge of Yarn, Kubernetes or other compute substrate.


Pay & Benefits At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $171,600 and $302,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .

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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