Software Engineer - Traffic, Envoy

Apple

Seattle, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Apple, Best Practices, C Programming Language, C++ Programming Language, Cloud Computing, Component Selection, Computer Science, Ecosystems, Java, Linux Networks, Mentoring, Open Source, Performance Analysis, Performance Tuning/Optimization, Product Lifecycle, Programming Languages, Safety/Work Safety, Software Development, Software Engineering, Technical Leadership
LOCATION
Seattle, WA
POSTED
30+ days ago
**Role Number:** 200655221-3337 **Summary** Apple services depend upon performant and reliable networking primitives. Our mission is to connect all services in secure, scalable and transparent matter. This includes implementing networking and traffic primitives for resilient service to service communication. These capabilities are packaged into ingress, egress, and mesh proxies at Apple scale. **Description** As a Traffic Engineer you will orchestrate the design and development of cutting-edge traffic proxies that power Apple services at an unprecedented scale, serving hundreds of millions of users globally. As a key player in our tech ecosystem, you will take the lead in enhancing 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! Senior engineers will be expected to excel at making informed technology choices within complex architectures, whether it's deciding to build or buy specific components and selecting the right frameworks. Your deep understanding of the organization's business, products, customers, and strategy will empower us to pinpoint opportunities aligning with our team's mission. We expect senior engineers to make decisive choices even amid conflicting perspectives, demonstrating our commitment by disagreeing when necessary and then committing to the chosen path. Navigating ambiguity is our strength - you will concentrate on the broader objectives, goals, and desired impact, taking deliberate steps forward. 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 peaceful work environment where you can choose when to socialize and when to focus. - Provide technical guidance and mentorship as needed. - 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** + B.S. in Computer Science or equivalent experience + 5+ years of relevant industry experience + Professional expertise in software engineering + Skilled with one or more advanced programming language such as C, C++, Java or Go + Full product lifecycle ownership mindset (design ? implementation ? production) + Experience with core production engineering best practices (e.g., designing for operability and scalability, adopting SLOs, eliminating toil). **Preferred Qualifications** + Passionate about improving the team and partners you work with. + Extensive professional expertise in Traffic/Edge Engineering or Cloud Networking + Expertise and experience in developing extensions/filters for Envoy + Proven expertise with Linux network stack + Understanding of performance analysis and optimizations + Passionate about enabling internal partner teams + Passionate about contributing to open source projects such as Envoy (http://envoyproxy.io/ (http://envoyproxy.io/)) and working across a large organization to meet Apple's dynamic traffic needs

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