Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering

Overview

Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering – San Francisco, California, United States Software and Services

We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to help develop the next generation of Apple’s cloud services infrastructure. You will be working on CloudKit, Apple’s foundational privacy-focused database platform, which securely stores users’ data and synchronizes it across all their Apple devices. CloudKit manages data at a massive scale and serves billions of active Apple customers. It is the bedrock of iCloud, designed to be performant, highly available, and extremely scalable. CloudKit is a framework built to the highest standards of user privacy and supports Apple’s signature cloud experiences, such as Photos, Drive, Notes, Keynote, News, and many third‑party applications. We are a world-class team with a passion for engineering and delivering high‑quality services to Apple’s customers. As a key member of a versatile organization, you will introduce new fundamental capabilities that will power entirely new applications and scale existing ones.

Responsibilities

• 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 through production releases
• Deploy, scale, and maintain highly concurrent and throughput-intensive services
• Triage, investigate, and remediate production and operational issues

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability in developing software in Java, C, or C++
• Experience working with distributed NoSQL and relational database technologies
• Experience in synchronous and asynchronous network application I/O frameworks
• Experience in programming in concurrent and multi-threaded environments
• Experience operating large-scale multi-tiered distributed systems
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an equivalent degree

Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $126,800 and $220,900, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to participate in discretionary employee stock programs, including restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock through the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Benefits include comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, access to discounted products and free services, and reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. This role may be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

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 committed to inclusion and diversity. We 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.