Job Details

Cloud Data Stores Engineer - DevOps - Retail Engineering

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Mar 20, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200595901

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, extraordinary ideas have a way of becoming industry
leading products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication
to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.
The AOS team is responsible for delivering the e-commerce systems and solutions that enable
and support the buying experience on apple.com.
We build one of the slickest e-commerce site on planet while keeping Apple brand at the
forefront in every aspect of the engineering. Our solutions are designed for global reach while
keeping the regional nuances in mind. We use the latest in open source technologies in addition
to building our own frameworks. The breadth of our engineering spans front-end technologies,
middleware services, application servers, public cloud infrastructure (e.g. AWS along with other
leading cloud providers) and various type of relational, NewSQL and NoSQL databases and sure
to cater to anyone looking for a significant career in a highly transparent and rewarding
environment.

Description

We are seeking a skilled Database Engineer in DevOps role, who is passionate about operational
excellence through automation and engineering processes. As a DB DevOps Engineer, you will
play a crucial role in ensuring the seamless integration of development and operations processes,
to deliver best in class and highly available systems.
The main responsibilities for this position include:
Design, implement and maintain database systems, with a focus on RDBMS, noSQL and
newSQL technologies (e.g. Oracle, Postgres, Cassandra, Couchbase, mongoDB,
Aerospike, CockroachDB)
Proficient in AWS services including data stores e.g. RDS Oracle, Aurora Postgres, AWS
CloudFormation, EC2, EBS, S3, Route53, IAM, KMS
Expand the capacity and performance of systems and data stores persistence layer
Analyze and evaluate the DB technology options/feasibility and define the design,
architecture, delivery, and deployment pipeline
Provide leadership in implementing a secure, robust and highly available DevOps
pipeline for data stores e.g. data refresh across environments, DB deployments
Automate build & deployment processes for data stores
Work closely with engineers, QA, project managers throughout the software lifecycle in
optimally delivering outstanding, large scale systems
Implement push button deployment at scale with zero downtime for infrastructure stack
including Data stores

Minimum Qualifications

• BS degree in computer science or equivalent field with 5+ years experience

• Successful track-record and proven expertise as a Data Store engineer having proficiency

• with Relational and NoSQL/NewSQL DB technologies

• Successful track-record and proven experience of leading projects from design/

• architecture/build/release/deployment automation to production launch, along with

• Operations

• Good technical understanding of RDBMS and NoSQL data stores e.g. architecture,

• clusters management, data replication, conflict handling, query language, and

• performance

• Must have good oral/written communication skills and work in collaboration with cross

• functional teams and stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience handling performance issues and tuning of data stores and database queries

• Understanding of database security concepts e.g. Certificates, SSL, TLS, mTLS, SQL

• injection, TCP/TCPS,

• Utilize AWS services for effective database management and optimization

• In-depth understanding go CloudWatch metrics e.g. CPU, IOPS, Read/Write latency,

• Read/Write throughput,

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 $143,100 and $264,200, 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. (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.

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) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

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