Software Development Engineer - Traffic Network Proxying, ASE

Apple•Seattle, WA

19d

About The Position

Join Apple’s innovative team to shape the future of traffic and service development. In this role, you will drive the design, development, and maintenance of network services, proxies, meshes, libraries, and other critical infrastructure components that ensure secure, scalable, and transparent connectivity across Apple cloud environments! As a Traffic Engineer, you will orchestrate the design and development of cutting-edge traffic components, ranging from network proxying and load balancing to security, routing, and quality of service. These components power Apple services at an unprecedented scale for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. In this role, you'll be instrumental in enhancing our network stack for improved ingress and egress functionality, helping architect the backbone of Apple. This position goes beyond coding. It's about pushing the boundaries of what's possible in software development by addressing challenges at an extraordinary scale and driving innovation in traffic management. If you're passionate about shaping the future of network engineering and influencing the direction of an industry giant, this is your opportunity to shine. At Apple, we are committed to fostering a collaborative work environment where you can choose the balance between focused work and social interaction. You’ll provide and receive technical guidance and mentorship, nurturing a culture that values each team member's unique skills, backgrounds, and working styles. We pride ourselves on an encouraging, growth-focused culture that also supports a healthy work-life balance.

Requirements

2+ 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)
Passionate about improving the team and partners you work with
BS degree or higher in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

Professional expertise in Traffic/Edge Engineering or Cloud Networking
Experience developing and deploying control-plane components for Envoy, including EnvoyGateway and other proxy-related services.
Experience in writing performant and efficient Golang code in production environments.
Experience in Java, with a good understanding of object-oriented programming, multi-threading, and JVM performance tuning.
Experience with Kubernetes for orchestrating microservices, with knowledge of deployments, services, ingress controllers, and custom controllers.
Familiarity with traffic management patterns, service discovery, load balancing, observability, and security in modern distributed systems.
Ability to design RESTful APIs and gRPC services for integration with internal and external systems.
Strong communication skills with an ability to collaborate effectively with remote teams.
Experience in designing and maintaining large-scale systems that handle significant volumes of traffic across complex infrastructure setups. This includes knowledge of performance tuning, resource management, and the ability to scale systems efficiently.

Responsibilities

Drive the design, development, and maintenance of network services, proxies, meshes, libraries, and other critical infrastructure components.
Orchestrate the design and development of cutting-edge traffic components, ranging from network proxying and load balancing to security, routing, and quality of service.
Enhance our network stack for improved ingress and egress functionality.
Architect the backbone of Apple's network infrastructure.
Push the boundaries of what's possible in software development by addressing challenges at an extraordinary scale.
Drive innovation in traffic management.
Provide and receive technical guidance and mentorship.