Software Engineer - Traffic (ASE)

Apple

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
ASE, Apple, Best Practices, C Programming Language, C++ Programming Language, Chef (Configuration Management), Cloud Computing, Distributed Computing, Ecosystems, Go Programming Language (Golang), Java, Large-Scale Systems, Linux Networks, Mentoring, Open Source, Performance Analysis, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Product Lifecycle, Programming Languages, Puppet (Configuration Management), Rust Programming Language, Safety/Work Safety, Software Configuration Management, Software Development, Software Engineering, Team Player, Technical Leadership
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago
**Role Number:** 200602631-3337 **Summary** Help us to build the performant and reliable networking primitives that power Apple Services. Our mission is to enable service to service communication in a secure and scalable manner that is easy and straightforward for service owners. We are responsible for providing services, proxies, meshes, libraries, and other primitives to deliver an effective network for our peers. This challenge is all met at Apple scale. **Description** As a Traffic Engineer you will orchestrate the design and development of cutting-edge traffic proxies, libraries, and services that power Apple services at an unprecedented scale, serving hundreds of millions of users globally. As an engineer in our tech ecosystem, you will take help enhance our network stack for improved ingress, egress, and mesh functionality. This role is not just about coding; it's about making contributions architecting the backbone of Apple, pushing the boundaries of what's possible in the realm of software development. If you're passionate about tackling challenges at an extraordinary scale, innovating in the traffic management space, and influencing the direction of an industry giant, this is your opportunity to shine! Our dedication extends to coaching and mentoring teammates, considering their unique skills, backgrounds, and working styles. You will actively seek and provide constructive feedback to foster growth within our team. Here you will find that we: * Have a collaborative work environment where you can choose when to socialize and when to focus. * Provide technical guidance and mentorship. * Have an encouraging and growth-focused workplace culture. * Encourage you to use accrued vacation time and maintain a healthy work-life balance. * Offer excellent benefits! **Minimum Qualifications** + Skilled with one or more advanced programming language such as C, C++, Rust, Java, Go, or native code languages. + Experience with automating operations (e.g., software deployments, config changes) at scale + Understanding of performance analysis and optimizations + Full product lifecycle ownership mindset (design ? implementation ? production) + General knowledge of large scale distributed systems + Passionate about enabling internal partner teams + Passionate about improving the team and partners you work with **Preferred Qualifications** + Collaborative approach, working to make the team better + A growth mindset + Professional expertise in Traffic/Edge Engineering or Cloud Networking + Proven expertise with Linux network stack + Hands-on experience with Infrastructure-as-Code (e.g., Terraform, Chef, Puppet) + Passionate about working with open source projects and working across a large organization to meet Apple's dynamic traffic needs + Experience with core production engineering best practices (e.g., designing for operability and scalability, adopting SLOs, eliminating toil).

About the Company

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Apple

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
Other/Not Classified
FOUNDED
1976
WEBSITE
https://www.apple.com/jobs