Software Engineer – Distributed Systems & Platform Engineering

Apple • Austin, TX

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About The Position

As part of our CAD Infrastructure Development group, you'll help build and evolve the distributed systems that power our products at scale. You'll ensure our services can seamlessly and efficiently handle large-scale demands. Joining this group means you'll be responsible for contributing to the platform infrastructure that fuels our products. Together, you and your team will build the foundation that enables our engineering organization to deliver reliable, performant experiences to our customers. In this role, you will get to work on distributed systems and cloud-native technologies that enable other engineers to build better products, faster. In this highly visible and cross-functional role as a member of our CAD Infrastructure Development team, you will be responsible for contributing to the development of distributed systems and microservices architectures. You will collaborate with multiple product and engineering teams to implement and maintain scalable, event-driven platforms. Your work will enable us to increase system reliability, improve development velocity, and deliver high-quality services at scale.

Requirements

• Experience in software development with a focus on backend or distributed systems
• Experience in backend or systems-level languages, such as Go, Java, or Python
• Experience in using version control systems, such as Git
• Experience in operating within containerized and cloud-native environments
• Experience debugging complex distributed workflows and service interactions
• Experience of software quality methodologies, including code review, regression testing, and coverage analysis
• Minimum requirement of BS + 3 years of relevant industry experience
• Strong understanding of distributed systems concepts: service communication patterns, consistency trade-offs, and failure modes
• Strong problem-solving abilities and an architectural mindset
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in design discussions and contribute ideas that improve the team's technical direction

Nice To Haves

• Experience working with Kubernetes and container orchestration in a production environment
• Experience with event-driven architectures and messaging systems, such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, or NATS
• Experience in DevOps and CI/CD methodologies, platforms, and tools, such as ArgoCD, Jenkins, or similar
• Familiar with infrastructure-as-code tools, such as Terraform or Pulumi
• Familiar with API design principles across REST and gRPC
• Knowledgeable in microservices patterns, including service discovery, circuit breakers, and contract testing

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the platform infrastructure that fuels our products.
• Build and evolve the distributed systems that power our products at scale.
• Ensure services can seamlessly and efficiently handle large-scale demands.
• Contribute to the development of distributed systems and microservices architectures.
• Collaborate with multiple product and engineering teams to implement and maintain scalable, event-driven platforms.
• Increase system reliability, improve development velocity, and deliver high-quality services at scale.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior