Senior Software Engineer - Apple Distributed Storage (Object Store)

Summary

Posted: Oct 16, 2024

Role Number:200573850

The Apple Object Store is a massive scale storage system that provides the foundation of data storage across Apple. Durability, availability, and performance are crucial. We are looking for a passionate Software Engineer with experience in developing large-scale services and infrastructure to take a central role in designing and building our next version. Join our friendly, collaborative, highly-motivated team!

Description

We are building and supporting critical infrastructural systems and frameworks which provide and support services like structured and unstructured storage for Apple Cloud Infrastructure, which is the platform upon which many iCloud and other backend systems at Apple are built; they have huge scale and store exabytes of data. We are looking for a curious, enthusiastic developer to join as a member of our team. This person will have the opportunity to directly impact the direction for the backend of many critical Apple internet services take for years to come. You will also need to build working, collaborative relationships within our team and across teams at Apple. This engineer’s work will affect hundreds of millions of users and be essential to the success of some of the most visible current and future Apple features. RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE: Designing, building and maintaining the software and services to improve the feature set, availability, scalability and security of Apple's internal cloud infrastructure. Collaborating with internal teams, including customer teams and the storage SRE team. Finally, we are looking for engineers that are focused on building testable, maintainable code.

• BS in Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• At least 10 years of experience building and operating software systems
• At least 5 years of experience building and operating distributed systems

Preferred Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Computer Science
• Proven track record for building, launching and operating large-scale production internet services
• Knowledge of Java and non-blocking and thread safe programming
• Knowledge of distributed databases, distributed storage, or similar mass-scale Distributed Systems

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 $166,600 and $296,300, 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.

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