Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering
San Francisco, California, United States
Software and Services
Summary
Posted: Jun 23, 2025
Role Number: 200610250
We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to help develop the next-generation of Apple's cloud services platform and infrastructure. You will be working on CloudKit, Apple's foundational privacy-focused database platform, which stores users' data and seamlessly keeps it synchronized across all their Apple devices.
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 secure, 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 it 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 passionate about engineering and delivering high-quality services to Apple's customers. As a key member of a versatile organization, you will help designing and implementing the overall observability architecture of the CloudKit platform and its services, while putting the highest priority on user experience and data privacy.
Description
We are searching 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. As a software engineer on the core components of CloudKit, you will:
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
Minimum Qualifications
2+ years experience developing software in Java, C, or C++ Experience working with distributed NoSQL and relational database technologies
Experience 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 job-related experience
Preferred Qualifications
Expertise in synchronous and asynchronous network application I/O frameworks
Strong background with NoSQL data stores, e.g., FoundationDB, DynamoDB, or Cassandra
Strong fundamentals in storage systems, e.g., schema design, indexes, and transactions
Familiar with distributed streaming architectures and data analytics at massive scale
Familiar with time-series event data and systems
Experience with observability concepts and frameworks
Experience using AWS, GCP, and cloud native technologies (Containers, Kubernetes, gRPC)
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) .
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