Senior Software Engineer, Find My at Apple in Cupertino

Job description

• The Find My team is dedicated to building a seamless, private, and secure experience for users to locate their devices, personal items, and share location with friends and family. We're a group of highly motivated engineers, designers, and product managers who are passionate about creating a simple and reliable experience for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. We thrive in a fast paced environment where team members are often encouraged to wear multiple hats and contribute to various aspects of the product lifecycle. Innovation and creative problem-solving are at the heart of our team, and we constantly explore new approaches to deliver groundbreaking solutions while collaborating with diverse disciplines across the company, including hardware, software, and privacy, to deliver an exceptional user experience.
• As an engineer on our team, you'll thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, collaborating closely with a passionate team to achieve a shared mission and be instrumental in developing exciting new features, and your contributions will directly impact millions of users. We embrace continuous iteration and improvement, so you'll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and refine your skills as we build the future of Find My.
• In this role you will be a key contributor in designing and implementing highly available, large scale deployment solution which are scalable and reliable. You will partner with product, SRE and other engineering teams to bring those systems to life by building necessary tools.
• As a senior engineer, you’ll mentor junior engineers, contribute to design and code reviews, and help shape how Find My Micro Services scales into the future. This is a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment with remote teams where you'll apply a software engineering skills to build tools to tackle complex distributed systems challenges at global scale—and where your work will directly impact the stability and experience of millions of Find My users every day.
• The ideal candidate is proactive, results-driven, and passionate about learning. You will not only dive deep in solving complex problems, but you will also work closely with partners in various disciplines across the company.

 Join our team of individuals with a deep passion for building phenomenal products- we can’t wait to meet you!

Responsibilities

• Designing and implementing highly available, large scale deployment solutions which are scalable and reliable.
• Partner with product, SRE and other engineering teams to bring those systems to life by building necessary tools.
• Mentor junior engineers, contribute to design and code reviews, and help shape how Find My Micro Services scales into the future.
• Apply software engineering skills to build tools to tackle complex distributed systems challenges at global scale.

Requirements

• 8+ years of strong software development experience
• Ability to be in office Monday through Thursday
• Strong Java experience and a proven versatility to pick up other languages (such as Python, Go or Bash) for automation and tooling.
• Hands-on experience in building and integrating with micro services with focus on scalability and reliability.
• Hands on experience with pub-sub architecture leveraging technologies like Kafka
• 2+ years of hands-on experience in managing and working with cloud architectures like AWS, GCP.
• 2+ years of proficiency with Kubernetes (K8s) architecture, container runtimes, and package management.
• Hands-on experience with observability and integrating with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and Splunk
• Hands-on experience with building tools/framework to manage system diagnosis.
• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• Working knowledge of network security, firewalls, encryption (at rest and in transit), IAM roles, and secret management tools (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, cloud native secret managers).
• Experience leveraging LLMs or AI tooling for operational automation and workflow optimization
• Strong ability to communicate complex infrastructure concepts to both technical and business stakeholders
• Proven track record of leading and managing enterprise level projects or multi-functional engineering initiatives

Skills

Required

• Java
• Python
• Go
• Bash
• Microservices
• Kafka
• AWS
• GCP
• Kubernetes (K8s)
• Prometheus
• Grafana
• OpenTelemetry

Preferred

• Network security
• Firewalls
• Encryption
• IAM roles
• LLMs or AI tooling

Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $150,400 and $277,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
• Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits
• Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.