Staff Software Engineer - CloudKit Client

Apple • San Francisco, CA

74d

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. We work on the client-side of iCloud services, building the foundations for a secure and private cloud from device to device encrypted storage in the cloud to protected computation. Apple's commitment to privacy runs deep and this team is key to extending this commitment to the cloud.

Requirements

• Experience in low-level programming (C/Objective C, libdispatch, POSIX APIs).
• Strong system-level skills.
• Passion for building complex systems that recover seamlessly from errors.
• Experience in Swift concurrency.
• Ability to build relationships with diverse groups of people.

Nice To Haves

• 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

• Contribute to the development of the next generation of cloud services infrastructure.
• Work on crucial components of the iCloud platform.
• Introduce innovative fundamental capabilities.
• Power new applications and enhance existing ones like FaceTime, PushNotifications, iCloud Drive, Photos, and Backup.
• Collaborate with the CloudKit team and other teams working on server components.
• Engage with Apple's Cryptography and Privacy teams.
• Implement low-level and system-level skills including synchronization protocols, framework design, IPCs, and multi-process performance work.

What This Job Offers

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