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We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to help develop the next-generation of Apple’s cloud services infrastructure. You will be working on CloudKit, Apple’s foundational privacy-focused database platform, which securely stores users’ data and seamlessly keeps it synchronized across all their Apple devices.
Description
CloudKit manages data at a massive scale! It is a strongly-consistent database of structured data that serves billions of active Apple customers. Considered the bedrock of iCloud, it is purpose built to be performant, highly available, and extremely scalable. CloudKit is a framework designed to the highest standards of user privacy that not only empowers developers to build highly collaborative and secure applications but is also the storage foundation for Apple’s signature cloud experiences, such as Photos, Drive, Notes, Keynote, News, and many third-party applications!
We are a world-class team who has a real passion for engineering and delivering high quality services to Apple’s customers. As a key member of a versatile organization, you will introduce new fundamental capabilities that will help power entirely new applications and scale existing ones.
We are looking for engineers who have exceptional expertise in building fault-tolerant distributed systems. Our engineers demonstrate unique leadership skills and can excel in a complex environment that obsesses about the customer experience.","responsibilities":"Design, develop, and support a multi-tenant platform with many underlying technologies
Partner with teams across Apple to develop and ship new customer-facing features
Drive end-to-end project execution, from design reviews and through production releases
Deploy, scale, and maintain highly concurrent and throughput-intensive services
Triage, investigate, and remediate production and operational issues
Preferred Qualifications
Strong background with KV data stores, e.g., FoundationDB, DynamoDB, or Cassandra
Strong fundamentals in storage systems, e.g., schema design, indexes, and transactions
Familiar with high-performance caching mechanisms, e.g., Redis or Memcached
Familiar with event streaming and queueing systems, e.g., Kafka
Experience using AWS, GCP, and cloud-native technologies (Containers, Kubernetes, gRPC)
Experience with TLS, X.509 certificates, or similar security and cryptographic protocols
Minimum Qualifications
7+ years of industry experience developing software in Java, C, or C++
Experience working with distributed NoSQL and relational database technologies
Expertise in synchronous and asynchronous network application I/O frameworks
Expertise in programming in concurrent and multi-threaded environments
Industry experience building and operating large-scale multi-tiered distributed systems
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience
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 $184,700 and $324,800, 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.