Senior Software Engineer - FoundationDB
Apple
Software Engineering
Cupertino, CA, USA
Posted on Thursday, August 29, 2024
Summary
Posted:
Role Number:200565540
Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there's no telling what we could accomplish. Apple is looking for an experienced database Software Engineer to help develop the next generation of Apple's cloud services. You will be working on a core component of the iCloud Platform that makes Apple's experiences so phenomenal. We are growing, and so is our mission — each day, more of Apple's customers count on the services that we provide.
Description
This FoundationDB team needs strong, dedicated developers to join and help build the system to reach new heights. This person will have a tremendous amount of individual responsibility and influence over the direction of the backend, powering many critical Apple services for years to come. You should be someone who has ideas and a passion for software that maximizes reuse, efficiency, and simplicity. FoundationDB has a unique simulation testing framework for correctness. In addition to simulation, you will help drive the full cycle of efficiency improvement for the product, including setting up test cluster environment, benchmarking, visualizing results, tracing, debugging, and making code changes. This work will impact hundreds of millions of users and be important to the success of some of the most visible current and future Apple features.
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of work experience in designing, implementing, and operating highly scalable distributed systems
- Working experience with programming languages of C++, Go, or Python
- Experience in performance benchmarking, debugging, and tuning distributed systems
- Experience in cloud deployment and monitoring technologies, such as Kubernetes
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Experienced in managing technical and organizational complexity, able to drive a project from a simple idea to production
- Excellent communication skills, able to build relationships with diverse groups of people
- Adept in approaching problems flexibly and innovating new solutions
- Curious: Desire and ability to independently learn
- Technology: Familiarity with NoSQL or other modern data storage systems
- Knowledge: AWS, Security, Privacy
- Bachelor's Degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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