Sr. Software Engineer (Data), Ai & Data Platforms

$175,800 - $264,200/Yr

Apple - Sunnyvale, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Sunnyvale, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Software Engineer position within Apple's Artificial Intelligence and Data Platforms (AiDP) team focuses on building high-quality, scalable, and resilient distributed systems that support Apple's cloud analytics platforms and data pipelines. This role is integral to enabling various business functions to make critical decisions through real-time and batch analytical solutions. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced environment, tackling infrastructure challenges and implementing innovative engineering solutions.

Responsibilities

• Build high-quality, scalable, and resilient distributed systems on cloud.
• Develop enterprise-level applications for large-scale distributed systems.
• Integrate open source software with Apple's internal ecosystem.
• Drive development of new components and features from concept to release.
• Work closely with internal customers to understand their requirements and workflows.
• Propose new features and ecosystem changes to streamline user experience.
• Write code and design/develop applications on cloud.
• Tune and debug codebase, support production applications, and assist end users.

Requirements

• 7 or more years of experience building enterprise level applications on large-scale distributed systems.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
• Knowledge of BI concepts and implementation experience on Cloud with databases like SnowFlake or Big Query or Cloudera.
• Proficiency in at least one of the following programming languages: Python, Scala, or Java.
• Strong hands-on experience in designing and developing cloud-based applications including large scale compute services, database services, APIs, ETL, queues, and notification services.
• Experience in developing highly optimized SQLs, procedures & semantic processes for distributed data applications.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience in Enterprise-ready Cloud Data-Warehousing platforms like Snowflake.
• Hands-on knowledge of Spark cluster-computing framework & Kubernetes or similar containerization technologies.
• Experience developing Big Data applications using Java, Spark, Kafka.
• Understanding of fundamentals of object-oriented design, data structures, algorithm design, and problem solving.
• Cloud technology experience on platforms like AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud.
• Proficient in data visualization tools such as Streamlit, Superset, Tableau, Business Objects, and Looker.
• Working experience on generating and visualizing data insights, metrics, and KPIs.
• Usage of basic ML models in the space of anomaly detection, forecasting, GenAI.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Discounted products and free services.
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition.
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments may be available.
• Opportunity to participate in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan.