Senior Backend Software Engineer

Apple • Seattle, WA

75d

About The Position

The Apple Services Engineering (ASE) team is building the next generation of foundational tools that empower software developers at Apple to build products that our customers love. The Observability team within ASE is a fast moving, highly skilled team that is designing and building a suite of platforms and services that help Apple engineers observe and get insights into their systems. If the thought of working with petabytes of data interests you, this is the place to be. Our systems must scale globally, stay highly available, and 'just work', while supporting some of the largest services in the world. We are seeking a highly skilled Java and Scala Distributed Systems Engineer to join our team. This role demands a deep understanding of large-scale data systems, a strong foundation in observability, and a proven ability to deliver complex projects from inception to completion. If you'd love to join this amazing team, we'd love to hear from you!

Requirements

• Experience in building Observability platforms is preferred
• Experience in building query engines is a plus
• Familiarity with time series database internals
• Experience with Observability solutions using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana
• Passion for developing clear, robust and maintainable code
• Ability to learn and apply new technologies and frameworks
• Great communication skills

Responsibilities

• Requirement gathering across cross functional teams
• Developing practical, fault-tolerant high-performance distributed systems
• Leading and participating in technical design discussions across cross functional teams
• Gain in-depth understanding of the domain and come up with creative ideas in the domain
• Willingness to lead an independent research in the field of work
• Mentor other engineers in the team

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees