Job Details

Software Development Engineer

Seattle, Washington, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Aug 26, 2025

Role Number: 200615785-3337

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. Research, design, and develop computer and network software or specialized utility programs. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis. Design, develop, and operate software systems and services for monitoring and observability of Apple infrastructure and services. Design, implement, and support distributed, highly scalable Apple Observability platform services, utilizing server technologies (e.g. non-blocking IO, distributed storage). Design and develop a critical infrastructure component that efficiently processes and aggregates high volume of telemetry data utilizing expertise in data stream processing technologies (e.g. Apache Spark, Apache Flink). Design and implement in-memory timeseries database utilizing expertise in storage technologies (e.g. columnar compression). Support production systems, while working on to maximize operational efficiency, improve reliability and availability of services. Work on analysis of live site issues with cross-functional engineering teams and Software Reliability Engineers. 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 $190,486 - $258,100/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

• Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or related field and 4 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

• 4 years of experience with each of the following skills:

• Using Java includes core Java, concurrency, non-blocking IO, performance tuning to develop high throughput, large scale Observability platform.

• Using Python to build developer productivity tools to speed up developer efficiency.

• Using BigData Technologies like Spark, Flink, or Hadoop to process large datasets.

• Familiarity with time series database internals.

• Experience in building highly scalable, fault tolerant distributed Telemetry platform processing high volumes of data.

• Using AWS, Azure, or Kubernetes to run systems in Cloud Technologies.

• Proficiency in Apache Kafka for building real-time data streaming and event-driven architectures, including aggregation engines, stream alerting systems.

• Strong API design and implementation skills for building scalable and high throughput servers to serve telemetry dashboard queries.

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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