Software Engineer - Backend & Infrastructure

Apple, Inc.

San Diego, CA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Apple, Architectural Services, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Capacity and Performance Management, Code Reviews, Communication Skills, Continuous Improvement, Cross-Functional, Data Analysis, DevOps, Distributed Computing, High Availability, Incident Management, Incident Response, Leadership, Machine Tool, Mentoring, Modeling Languages, Operations Planning, Performance Analysis, Problem Solving Skills, Product Development, Scripting (Scripting Languages), Server Programming/Applications, Software Engineering, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Analysis, Systems Reliability, Systems Scalability, Systems/Internals Programming, Technical Leadership, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)
LOCATION
San Diego, CA
POSTED
Today

Role Number: 200627438-3543

Summary

Do you want to help define the future of delivering Apple software to customers? Join the Insights & Release Technologies team to develop productivity products and release technologies focused on optimizing engineering workflows, so that we can deliver amazing software and experiences to millions of Apple users faster.

Our team has a passion for innovation and is looking for individuals with a genuine excitement to collaborate with others to solve complex problems with a focus on the user experience.

Description

We are looking for a passionate and experienced Backend / DevOps Engineer who cares deeply about architectural excellence and writing scalable, reliable code that is as beautiful as the products it powers.

As a member of the team, you will lead technical discussions, mentor other engineers, and drive features from concept to launch. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Designing, building, and maintaining robust, scalable, and observable systems.
  • Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams
  • Reducing operational toil by developing automation and tooling to prevent and rapidly resolve production issues.
  • Leading architectural and design discussions to ensure our solutions are robust, scalable, and forward-thinking.
  • Owning and refining systems incident management processes to ensure high availability.
  • Mentoring and guiding other engineers by providing constructive feedback in code reviews and fostering a culture of technical excellence and continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Technologies: Experience with Swift on Server, Go or equivalent.

  • Infrastructure: Knowledge of containerization, orchestration technologies, networking, observability tools, and security.

  • System Reliability: Expertise in scaling systems, performance analysis, and capacity planning for global, distributed systems.

  • Collaboration: Excellent communication skills and a genuine interest in mentoring others and collaborating with teams across a wide range of technologies and disciplines.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with databases (relational and NoSQL, such as Cassandra).

  • Experience with server-side development and systems programming.

  • Demonstrated ability to lead incident response for high-impact outages.

  • Familiarity with using Generative AI (GenAI) or Large Language Models (LLMs) to accelerate operational tasks, such as automating runbooks, generating scripts, or analyzing incident data.

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