Software Engineer, iCloud Platform

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Apple is looking for a Software Engineer to contribute to developing the next generation of iCloud Platform. You will help build and enhance key components of systems that enable new applications and experiences for millions of users. Whether working on privacy-preserving cloud infrastructure or media processing and content delivery systems, you will collaborate with world-class teams around the world who have a real passion for engineering and delivering features that maintain strong privacy guarantees to end users.

Description

We are high-impact teams that design, build, and operate novel functionality across Apple's iCloud Platform. Our work spans privacy-preserving cloud compute infrastructure and media processing systems that enable many of Apple's signature apps and experiences. This work is crucial to the success of Apple's growth in services, enabling new features that will change the world.

This role will take you beyond the systems and services you will find elsewhere. Privacy is paramount at Apple, and this role involves close collaboration with Privacy and Security teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong quality focus and be motivated by helping evolve services into reliable scalable systems.

If you're passionate about building technology that protects users' privacy at cloud scale, bring a collaborative mindset, and want to work on problems that have never been solved before, we want to hear from you.

Minimum Qualifications

Foundation in Computer Science fundamentals - through experience or education

Programming proficiency in high-level languages—Swift is preferable, but other languages common in server-side ecosystems (Java, Go, Rust, C# etc.) are valued

Experience building and evolving reliable services at scale

Software engineering excellence—building reliable systems assured with comprehensive testing (unit, integration, system, performance)

Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Experience with code review processes, collaborative development and familiarity with version control systems

Experience with Unix-like operating systems

Preferred Qualifications

Demonstrated ability to independently manage projects from design through delivery; strong technical depth in distributed systems or related areas

Communication - Skilled in cross-functional communication and collaboration

Experience solving complex problems across multiple layers of the stack

Designing and evolving application layer protocols for distributed systems—especially protobuf and gRPC, though HTTP REST and API design experience is helpful

Understanding of security techniques and technologies—e.g. certificates, software signing, attestation

Deep understanding of security and privacy technologies in distributed systems

Cloud - Knowledge of Kubernetes or other methods of automating and scaling cloud deployments, load balancing and traffic routing

Systems - Understanding of Linux or Apple OS fundamentals

Experience with cloud-scale infrastructure, observability, and operational excellence

Experience in the Media Streaming domain (Video formats, Codecs, HLS) is a plus