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Software Engineer, Infrastructure Services
AppleAustin, Texas, United StatesSoftware and Services5+ years
Apply Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.
Join our Edge team, where we provide software engineering services and operate edge infrastructure for Apple. From Apple ID to the Apple website to our data centers around the globe, our diverse collection of engineers, designers and creators manage the massive systems and services that so many people rely on every single day. We also build the custom tools that empower other Apple employees to solve problems on their own. Joining this group means you’ll be part of the Apple nerve center. You could play a meaningful role in helping Apple connect with over a billion customer devices around the world. Or you could help over 130,000 employees stay connected with each other and our suppliers. Together, you and your team will help everyone at Apple do what they do best: explore every possibility.
We are looking for a skilled software engineer with deep understanding of a technical system, leading the evolution of its architecture as well as contributing infrastructure code for it in the service of other teams and systems. The ideal candidate will have a solid grasp of backend system architecture and experience optimizing and working with large databases. You enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, collaborate across teams, and demonstrate creativity in solving tough problems with a solid focus on the customer experience. Adaptability, innovation, and a passion for backend systems are key to success in this role.
- Build and maintain scalable backend services and infrastructure components used in production at high scale
- Design and implement improvements related to availability, performance, resiliency, and automation
- Troubleshoot production issues using strong debugging practices, metrics, logs, and traces
- Contribute to on-call rotations and help improve operational excellence through runbooks and tooling
- Work closely with cross-functional engineering partners to deliver features safely and incrementally
- Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and continuous improvements of engineering practices
- BS in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent job-related experience
- 5+ years experience in a software engineering role
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages such as Go, Python, C/C++, or similar
- Experience designing and building backend systems like services, APIs, job pipelines, automation tools or other
- Solid understanding of Linux systems fundamentals (processes, networking basics, troubleshooting)
- Strong software engineering fundamentals such as data structures, debugging, code quality etc.
- Familiarity with engineering best practices such as version control (Git), CI/CD pipelines, unit/integration testing, code reviews, configuration management
- Experience dealing with large database problems and scaling techniques a plus.
- Experience with DNS protocols, systems, and best practices
- Experience with production operations such as incident response, monitoring, and on-call
- Knowledge of databases and caching systems (SQL/NoSQL, Redis, etc.)
- Experience working in large-scale, multi-region environments
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