Description

Description

You will work and contribute towards the engineering of Apple Private Cloud Compute Platform. You have a proven background on network protocols, security, understands client-server architectures and distributed systems. You will build the server stacks for private configuration, authentication, authorization and request processing.

Responsibilities

• You will design system architectures, specify custom network protocols, and implement high performance code.
• You will develop scalability strategies for applications that support hundreds of millions of users.
• You will work with world-class teams in Cupertino, Seattle, and London who have a real passion for engineering and delivering features that maintain strong privacy guarantees to end users. Because we are a small team with high visibility, the opportunities for you to make an impact are boundless. If you are a person that can seize these opportunities and run with them, you will enjoy working here. You should be deeply motivated, driven, and should feel a personal stake in the services we are responsible for.
• You have the ability to juggle multiple priorities and handle uncertainty.
• You should have excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with the people you work with.
• You should be prepared to deliver high quality results, and your success will be measured by the quality, size and timeliness of your work you're doing.
• We're looking for a dedicated and passionate person to join this amazing team, if you feel this is you, we'd love to hear from you!

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's in CS or related field and/or equivalent experience
• 4+ years in software engineering
• Experience with designing, implementing and operating large scale distributed systems and networking protocols
• Experience with writing high scale distributed system in Java
• Experience with REST APIs or gRPC supporting inference requests
• Prior work on ML platforms, LLM inference gateways, or shared developer abstractions used by multiple product teams.
• Designed token, request aware systems and load shedding under quotas ceilings.
• Resourceful excellent analytical and problem solving skills
• Collaborative: the ability to thrive in a multi-functional organization through communication and delivery
• Proven track record designing stateless, horizontally scalable APIs, implementing robust rate-limiting, backoff/retry, idempotency, and circuit breakers.
• Self-directed: the ability to drive a project from a simple idea to production
• Strong software engineering skills and can act as an arbitrator for tough technical debates
• You care about helping others grow in their careers at Apple

Preferred Qualifications

• Languages: Java
• Technology: Netty, Redis, Cassandra, Kafka, Prometheus/Grafana, gRPC, REST
• Knowledge: Networking Protocols, Security, Privacy, Authentication, Inference Request Routing, API Gateways, LLM serving patterns, Rate Limiting

Pay & 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 $171,600 and $258,100, 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.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .