Job Details

Software Development Engineer

Seattle, Washington, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Jun 05, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200605605

Imagine what you can do here. Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their lives best work. Together we create products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined, and now, can’t imagine living without. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

Description

APPLE INC has the following available in Seattle, Washington. Work on backend infrastructure that powers the Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML) Data teams applications and workflows for analytics and machine learning. Ensure the reliability and performance at the highest level and evolve the platform infrastructure to meet the customers’ needs. Manage and operate data infrastructure hosted in AWS. Configure, scale, and troubleshoot data processing and analytics infrastructure utilizing Flink, Spark, Kafka, Airflow, etc. Collaborate with cross-functional teams across AI/ML including data scientists, software engineers, and system administrators to analyze and optimize infrastructure for different forms of data needs. Develop and maintain data ingestion pipelines, ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes, and data transformation workflows to enable timely and accurate data processing. Set up and manage data storage solutions, including databases (SQL and NoSQL), data lakes, and distributed file systems, ensuring data integrity, availability, and scalability. Develop and maintain deployment scripts, configuration templates, and infrastructure blueprints to ensure consistent and repeatable infrastructure setup. Ensure stringent security and regulatory compliance within the organization by implementing and managing comprehensive access control and security frameworks. 40 hours/week. 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 $135,400 - $204,000/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

PAY & BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science or related field and 1 year of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

• 1 year of experience with each of the following skills is required:

• Develop RESTful APIs and micro services using C++ and Python for scalable and efficient backend systems.

• Experience using data analytics tools Presto (Trino), ElasticSearch, and Apache Hive.

• Optimize database performance and reliability using advanced SQL and NoSQL techniques.

• Use Continuous Integration and deployment (CI/CD) pipelines to ensure that changes are incorporated into shipping software and deployed correctly.

• Utilize logging and metrics visualization tools such as Datadog and Splunk

• Architect and implement large scale distributed systems leveraging cloud computing platforms such as AWS.

• Implement asynchronous I/O and multi-threading techniques to optimize system performance and responsiveness.

• Integrate access management strategies into data pipelines and services to ensure compliance with data privacy and security policies.

Preferred Qualifications

• N/A

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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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 (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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