Software Engineer - Distributed Systems & Platform Engineering

Apple Inc

Austin, TX

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Apache Kafka, Application Programming Interface (API), Architectural Services, Building Systems, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing), Circuit Breakers, Cloud Computing, Code Reviews, Continuous Deployment/Delivery, Continuous Integration, Cross-Functional, Customer Experience, Debugging Skills, DevOps, Distributed Computing, Git, Java, Jenkins, Messaging Technology, Microservices, Problem Solving Skills, Product Development, Product Engineering, Production Systems, Python Programming/Scripting Language, REST (Representational State Transfer), RabbitMQ, Regression Testing, Reliability Engineering, Software Development, Software Engineering, Source Code/Configuration Management (SCM), System Architecture, Systems Engineering, Systems Reliability, Team Player, Testing
LOCATION
Austin, TX
POSTED
30+ days ago

Are you passionate about building systems that are resilient, scalable, and thoughtfully designed? Do you light up in technical discussions and bring fresh ideas to the table? As part of our CAD Infrastructure Development group, youll help build and evolve the distributed systems that power our products at scale. Youll ensure our services can seamlessly and efficiently handle large-scale demands. Joining this group means youll be responsible for contributing to the platform infrastructure that fuels our products. Together, you and your team will build the foundation that enables our engineering organization to deliver reliable, performant experiences to our customers. In this role, you will get to work on distributed systems and cloud-native technologies that enable other engineers to build better products, faster. In this highly visible and cross-functional role as a member of our CAD Infrastructure Development team, you will be responsible for contributing to the development of distributed systems and microservices architectures. You will collaborate with multiple product and engineering teams to implement and maintain scalable, event-driven platforms. Your work will enable us to increase system reliability, improve development velocity, and deliver high-quality services at scale.Experience in software development with a focus on backend or distributed systems

Experience in backend or systems-level languages, such as Go, Java, or Python

Experience in using version control systems, such as Git

Experience in operating within containerized and cloud-native environments

Experience debugging complex distributed workflows and service interactions

Experience of software quality methodologies, including code review, regression testing, and coverage analysis

Minimum requirement of BS + 3 years of relevant industry experienceExperience working with Kubernetes and container orchestration in a production environment

Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems, such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or NATS

Experience in DevOps and CI/CD methodologies, platforms, and tools, such as ArgoCD, Jenkins, or similar Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts: service communication patterns, consistency trade-offs, and failure modes

Strong problem-solving abilities and an architectural mindset

Familiar with infrastructure-as-code tools, such as Terraform or Pulumi

Familiar with API design principles across REST and gRPC

Knowledgeable in microservices patterns, including service discovery, circuit breakers, and contract testing

Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in design discussions and contribute ideas that improve the teams technical direction

About the Company

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Apple Inc

We bring amazing people together to make amazing things happen.

We’re a diverse collection of thinkers and doers, continually reimagining what’s possible to help us all do what we love in new ways. The people who work here have reinvented entire industries with the Mac, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, as well as with services, including iTunes, the App Store, Apple Music, and Apple Pay. And the same passion for innovation that goes into our products also applies to our practices — strengthening our commitment to leave the world better than we found it.

About Apple

There’s a place here for every kind of brilliant. Everyone here is an innovator, or an innovator-to-be, no matter what your team or your role. So bring your passion, courage, and original thinking and get ready to share it, because every new product, service, or feature we invent is the result of people working together to make each others’ ideas stronger. Innovation at this level depends on people who represent the variety of the human experience and inspire us with their own fresh perspectives. Together, we’ll do amazing work that can make a difference in people’s lives. Including your own. Learn more about working at Apple.

COMPANY SIZE
10,000 employees or more
INDUSTRY
Computer/IT Services
FOUNDED
1976
WEBSITE
https://www.apple.com/jobs