Software Engineer - Traffic, JVM Frameworks

Apple • Seattle, WA

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About The Position

As an experienced software engineer you will contribute to and build JVM based
libraries that enable services at Apple’s scale. This is an opportunity to
develop and demonstrate your leadership skills, influencing and improving the
networking stack for Apple services. You will have the opportunity to work with
a team which is focused on impact across Apple. Senior engineers will be
expected to excel at making informed technology choices within complex
architectures. 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 enable decisive choices even
mid 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 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!

Requirements

• 2+YOE in the following: Understanding of concurrency and multi-threaded concepts
• Understanding of Java Development Kit (e.g. Java APIs and library implementations)
• General knowledge about Garbage Collection and its impacts on library/application development
• General knowledge of large scale distributed systems
• Experience in Traffic/Edge Engineering or Cloud Networking
• General knowledge of Java Memory Model
• Bachelor’s of CS or equivalent

Nice To Haves

• Collaborative approach, working to make the team better
• A growth mindset
• Developed Java API design and evolution through the lifetime of a library
• Passionate about improving the team and partners you work with
• Professional expertise in Traffic/Edge Engineering or Cloud Networking
• Experience with async RPC libraries such as Netty, ServiceTalk, Finagle, VertX, Spring Reactor, gRPC Java, etc.
• Proficient with networking and inter-process communication.
• C++/JNI knowledge
• Understanding of popular networking protocols such as (but not limited to) HTTP/1.x, HTTP/2, and HTTP/3 is desirable.
• Deep knowledge of Java Memory Model
• Understanding of how to do JVM performance analysis and make corresponding improvements
• Professional experience partnering with application and library developers to write more friendly code for the JVM/JDK
• Passionate about enabling internal partner teams

Benefits

• 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!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees