Staff Software Engineer — CloudKit Client

Apple • CA

83d

About The Position

The iCloud Services team includes iCloud Platform, iCloud SRE, iCloud Data Science, and Data Engineering. The team ensures the availability, high performance, and efficiency of iCloud services, as well as security and data privacy. iCloud Services includes Enterprise and Education. Enterprise builds products and services to help organizations of all shapes and sizes do their work using Apple products, while Education delivers great teaching and learning experiences. Apple is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to contribute to the development of the next generation of cloud services infrastructure. You’ll be working on crucial components of the iCloud platform and introducing innovative fundamental capabilities. Your work will power entirely new applications and enhance existing ones like FaceTime, PushNotifications, iCloud Drive, Photos, and Backup. This is your chance to make a real impact. You’ll collaborate with exceptional teams of engineers who genuinely love engineering and prioritize user privacy.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong programming skills in Objective-C and/or Swift.
• Experience building on Apple Platforms (macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, etc.).
• Experience in building system-level frameworks and APIs.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Swift concurrency.
• Ability to build relationships with diverse groups of people.
• Experience with Event-based programming or inter-process communication.
• Proven track record of working on rapid development cycles and shipping software on tight schedules.

Responsibilities

• Work on the client-side of iCloud services, building the foundations for a secure and private cloud.
• Develop device-to-device encrypted storage in the cloud and protected computation.
• Collaborate closely with the CloudKit team and several teams working on server components.
• Engage with Apple’s Cryptography and Privacy teams.
• Utilize low-level (C/Objective C, libdispatch, POSIX APIs) and system-level skills (synchronization protocols, framework design, IPCs, multi-process performance work, system-wide resource sharing).
• Ensure reliability and build complex systems that recover seamlessly in the event of errors.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees