Staff Software Engineer, ASE Storage InfrastructureApple Services Engineering (ASE) designs, builds, and operates the cloud infrastructure, server systems, and platform technologies that power many of Apple's most beloved experiences. Within ASE, the Storage Platforms organization develops the systems that store, protect, and serve Apple's data at massive scale, with a mission to deliver storage that is durable, secure, highly available, and operated with excellence. Engineers on this team will have the rare opportunity to work on storage device-optimized low-level storage, large-scale distributed systems, and high-performance IO stacks operating at mission-critical levels of availability and durability. Apple Object Storage is a massive scale storage system that provides the foundation for storing unstructured object data across Apple.
The Apple Key-Value Store provides the metadata storage to make that happen, as well as supports other distributed Key-Value workloads within Apple Cloud platform. We are looking for a passionate lead engineer/architect with experience in developing large-scale services and infrastructure to take a central role in designing and building our next version. Join our friendly, collaborative, highly-motivated team!Responsibilities10 years of professional software development experience on software or infrastructure systems5 years of experience building and operating distributed systemsStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.Experience coding in one or more of these programming languages: Rust, C++, Java or C#Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, an engineering-related field, or equivalent related experience.Minimum Qualifications10 years of professional software development experience on software or infrastructure systems5 years of experience building and operating distributed systemsStrong analytical and problem-solving skills, with meticulous attention to detail.Experience coding in one or more of these programming languages: Rust, C++, Java or C#Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, an engineering-related field, or equivalent related experience.Preferred QualificationsMS or PhD in Computer ScienceProven track record for building, launching and operating large-scale production internet servicesKnowledge of Java, non-blocking and thread safe programmingKnowledge of distributed databases, distributed storage, or similar mass-scale Distributed SystemsFamiliarity with RocksDBPay & BenefitsAt 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 $216,200 and $324,800, 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.