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The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple&rsquo;s long-held passion for combining art and technology. This team powers the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books, operating at massive scale and meeting Apple&rsquo;s high standards for performance and quality to deliver entertainment in over 35 languages across more than 150 countries. 
 
We are seeking a Software Engineer to join Apple Services Engineering (ASE) who brings a deep passion for building large-scale distributed data processing systems, frameworks, and platforms using big data technologies. 
 
Description 
 
As a team member of the ASE Analytics &amp; Data Engineering team, you will have significant responsibility and influence in shaping the team&rsquo;s future direction. This role is inherently cross-functional, and the ideal candidate will work closely across disciplines. We are looking for someone with a strong love for data and the ability to iterate quickly across all stages of the data pipeline lifecycle. 
 
This position involves working on a small, highly collaborative team to develop large-scale data pipelines and analytical solutions using big data technologies. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong engineering and communication skills, along with a belief that data-driven processes lead to exceptional products. You should have a passion for quality and an ability to understand and evolve sophisticated systems. 
 
&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;You will have the opportunity to: 
 
Work with a cross-functional team, collaborating with partners across product, engineering, operations, and business, and closely partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable engineering solutions 
 
Help drive architectural vision to support future growth and opportunities 
 
Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and datasets that power key product features and insights, while protecting user privacy 
 
Own data quality, scalability, and SLAs for assigned datasets and pipelines 
 
Champion technical excellence and cultivate team spirit by contributing to best practices, documentation, shared tools, and solutions to common problems 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Experience with GDPR compliance and best practices for collecting, processing, and sharing data responsibly. 
 
Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to listen, influence, and drive solutions cohesively. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
Bachelor&rsquo;s or Master&rsquo;s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience. 
 
3+ years of experience building production systems using Java and/or Scala, with strong proficiency in Java and/or Scala for large-scale distributed data processing and familiarity with functional programming paradigms. 
 
Strong computer science fundamentals with proven problem-solving skills. 
 
Deep understanding of distributed batch and streaming data processing systems such as Spark, Flink, and Kafka. 
 
Experience with big data ecosystem technologies such as HDSF, Hadoop, S3, MPP database, Kubernetes and Airflow. 
 
Proven track record of designing, launching, and scaling production-quality data pipelines that power product features. 
 
Strong data intuition, backed by solid SQL and data analysis skills. 
 
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 . 
 
Pay &amp; 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 $147,400 and $272,100, 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.

Software Engineer, Big Data - Apple Services Engineering

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you can accomplish. 
 
Would you like the stimulation and challenges of building world-class, extraordinary scalable systems that power App Store, Music, TV+, Fitness+, Arcade, Payments and many more? Then this is the opportunity for you at Apple! We strive to provide a flawless experience for millions of customers and developers. 
 
We are seeking a Software Engineer to join Apple Services Engineering (ASE) who brings deep passion for building distributed large scale data processing systems, frameworks and platforms using big data technologies. 
 
Description 
 
Data is our first class citizen and the foundation of any AI features. The volume of the data is on petabytes scale. And we are software engineers who build distributed systems to generate data analytics. The systems should scale well, be highly available and provide consistent results. 
 
The systems we build have significant impact on our stakeholders. And most importantly, we are deeply committed to Apple&rsquo;s privacy policy, which forms Apple&rsquo;s core values. You will have important responsibility and influence in designing and building the data platform to empower businesses, operations, data analytics and AI feature. &quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Join a fast growing team of data engineers to develop and iterate quickly on all stages of data processing. 
 
Lead, design, develop, and drive the unique solutions necessary to scale to Apple Service&rsquo;s diverse data requirements. 
 
Innovate and inspire a scalable data vision for current and extension to support AI needs. Influence internal teams, partners, and stakeholders to execute on that vision. 
 
Drive for quality, scalability and a strong collaborative environment. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Strong analytical skills with solid understanding of data structures and algorithms. 
 
Excellent communicator, able to explain complex concepts clearly. 
 
Strong interest in processing data to power embedded and AI features. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
BS/MS in Computer Science or related field with 8+ years of experience. 
 
Strong programming skills in Java, Scala, SQL, with hands-on experience in distributed compute/storage systems like Spark, Iceberg, Cassandra, Hadoop/HDFS, AWS/S3. 
 
Multi-year experience in big data processing of batch and streaming using Flink and Spark. 
 
Proven ability to lead engineering projects from design to production across teams. 
 
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 . 
 
Pay &amp; 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 $181,100 and $318,400, 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.

Sr. Software Engineer, Big Data - Apple Services Engineering

We&rsquo;re looking for a Senior Software Engineer to help build the next generation of large-scale data systems that power high-impact decisions across Siri. In this role, you'll operate at the intersection of engineering excellence and business impact. You&rsquo;ll design and implement scalable, reliable systems to transform raw data into actionable insights for leadership. This is a high-visibility, high-impact position with the opportunity to influence the direction of products and strategy. 
 
The Siri User Experience Metrics team is at the heart of shaping how users interact with Siri every day. We use data, metrics and insights to continuously improve Siri&rsquo;s User Experience across Apple platforms including iOS, macOS, visionOS, tvOS and watchOS. 
 
Our team defines and owns the most critical user facing metrics, identifies quality issues, builds scalable reporting tools and delivers actionable insights that directly inform product decisions. We collaborate closely with product, platform and feature teams to ensure Siri not only works - but delivers exceptional User Experience. From response time to failure tracking, we make sure Siri feels fast, natural and helpful wherever users need it. 
 
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Siri User Experience Metrics team, you will have significant influence and responsibility in identifying and alert on quality issues using data and metrics to shape Siri&rsquo;s User Experience. 
 
If this sounds like you, you're someone who&rsquo;s laser-focused on impact - bringing sharp programming skills, strong problem-solving abilities and clear communication to the table, all driven by a passion for building exceptional products. 
 
You'll have the opportunity to drive meaningful impact across all Apple platforms by collaborating closely with Engineering, Product, Testing and Quality teams. Your work will directly enhance the Siri experience for billions of users - shaping how people interact with Apple every day. 
 
Description 
 
Join us in building the data backbone of Siri&rsquo;s regression detection system - the platform that enables engineering teams and senior leadership to see, understand, and improve product quality. In this role, you&rsquo;ll build large-scale data systems that power metrics observability at scale. Success in this role means not only technical excellence, but also the ability to collaborate across teams, communicate effectively and align diverse stakeholders around solving complex, high-impact challenges. 
 
You thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments and are comfortable navigating ambiguity to deliver meaningful, incremental impact. You bring strong problem-solving skills, operate with a high degree of autonomy and have a track record of executing effectively. With a commitment to continuous learning and attention to detail, you actively seek opportunities to innovate and share knowledge. You follow engineering best practices - including unit testing, CI/CD, documentation, monitoring, and alerting - to ensure reliable, maintainable solutions. In this role, you&rsquo;ll collaborate closely with stakeholders to understand metric needs, provide technical guidance, gather requirements and deliver robust data solutions and intuitive dashboards. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Experience supporting the end-to-end machine learning lifecycle, including data ingestion, feature pipelines, batch inference, and model monitoring in production environments. 
 
Hands-on experience building, scheduling, and maintaining data and ML workflows using orchestration frameworks such as Apache Airflow 
 
Experience working in cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and integrating data pipelines with cloud-native storage and compute services 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
7 years of development experience and Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or related field or 5 years development experience and PhD in Computer science or related field. 
 
Expert knowledge of one or more object-oriented programming languages (Java, Objective-C, C++, Scala, Swift etc) or scripting languages (Python, Ruby, Bash etc.). 
 
Experience working with Spark or other distributed data technologies (e.g. Hadoop, Presto, Flink, Druid) for building efficient and large scale data systems. 
 
Expertise in development of big data systems and ETL for product metrics and analysis of large data volumes to identify patterns, draw insights and troubleshoot issues. 
 
Knowledge of SQL to analyze data, derive insights and drive improvements. 
 
Leadership experience, including being a technical lead for complex, cross functional development projects demonstrating good technical judgement and prioritization skills. 
 
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 . 
 
Pay &amp; 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 $181,100 and $318,400, 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.

Sr Software Engineer, Siri User Experience Metrics and Data

At Apple, we focus deeply on our customers&rsquo; experience. Apple Ads brings this same approach to advertising, helping people find exactly what they&rsquo;re looking for and helping advertisers grow their businesses. 
 
Our technology powers ads and sponsorships across Apple Services, including the App Store, Apple News, and MLS Season Pass. Everything we do is designed for trust, connection, and impact: We respect user privacy, integrate advertising thoughtfully into the experience, and deliver value for advertisers of all sizes-from small app developers to big, global brands. Because when advertising is done right, it benefits everyone. 
 
Description 
 
As a Data Site Reliability Engineer in Apple Ads, you will focus on designing, building, and managing cloud-based systems and infrastructure that stores, process, transforms and analyzes large datasets. You will ensure data and corresponding infrastructure is accessible, reliable, and secure within the cloud environment, working with various Apple Internal and 3rd party cloud providers like AWS.&quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Your high-level responsibilities will include: 
 
Design, build and manage large scale distributed data systems on AWS using services such as EMR, EKS, MSK. 
 
Design and develop internal tooling and automation frameworks to improve data infrastructure reliability, cost-efficiency, and operational visibility. 
 
Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams like advertising, machine learning and data platforms to define infrastructure architecture, troubleshoot complex issues, and drive production excellence. 
 
Lead initiatives to eliminate toil via automation, improve efficiency and scalable deployment patterns. 
 
Contribute to strategic decision making related to adoption of a multi-cloud echo system to maintain operational excellence on the current stack while still enabling the path for future innovation. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Proven experience as a committer to open-source projects like Apache Spark, Flink, etc 
 
Track record of driving automation, cost optimization and performance tuning at scale for data systems. 
 
Experience leveraging ML and GenAI capabilities to improve infrastructure and Operational efficiency is a plus. 
 
Experience driving adoption of new technologies and influencing designing of systems. 
 
Strong programming skills on object-oriented, functional or procedural programming languages, preferably Java / Scala / Kotlin / Python 
 
Experience designing and managing Infrastructure as Code with Helm and CRD, ensuring repeatable, secure, and scalable deployments. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
5+ years of experience in Site Reliability Engineering with a strong focus on building, scaling and operating cloud based distributed data systems. 
 
Proven expertise running cloud infrastructure built on managed services offered by cloud providers like AWS 
 
Strong technical grasp and experience working on Open Source technologies designed for large scale data processing, like Apache Spark, Flink, Kafka, Iceberg, etc. 
 
Big Data processing and storage systems (streaming and batch) 
 
Strong expertise and experience with container orchestration systems like Kubernetes 
 
Experience designing, analyzing and troubleshooting large-scale distributed systems. 
 
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 . 
 
Pay &amp; 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 $147,400 and $272,100, 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.

Senior Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), Data - Apple Ads

The Find My team is dedicated to building a seamless, private, and secure experience for users to locate their devices, personal items, and share location with friends and family. We're a group of highly motivated engineers, designers, and product managers who are passionate about creating a simple and reliable experience for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. We thrive in a fast paced environment where team members are often encouraged to wear multiple hats and contribute to various aspects of the product lifecycle. Innovation and creative problem-solving are at the heart of our team, and we constantly explore new approaches to deliver groundbreaking solutions while collaborating with diverse disciplines across the company, including hardware, software, and privacy, to deliver an exceptional user experience. 
 
Description 
 
As a Data Engineer on our team, you'll thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, collaborating closely with a passionate cross-functional team to transform complex data into insights that power our shared mission. You'll be instrumental in designing and building the analytics pipelines behind exciting new features, and your contributions will directly impact millions of users. We embrace continuous iteration and improvement, so you'll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and refine your skills as we build the future of Find My. 
 
You will translate analytics needs from Data Science, Engineering, Product, and Program Management into high-quality, well-modeled data artifacts. Developing methods to monitor data quality and balancing competing priorities will be key to your success. You will dive deep into complex data engineering problems to ensure our solutions are extensible, reliable, and ready to deliver at scale. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Experience with open table formats such as Delta Lake or Apache Iceberg 
 
Experience with Spark on Kubernetes 
 
Experience with data quality monitoring and anomaly detection 
 
Familiarity with BI/visualization tools (e.g., Superset) 
 
Familiarity with privacy-preserving data engineering techniques 
 
Experience with machine learning applied to the domain of data engineering and analytics 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
BS in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field 
 
10+ years of experience working with large data sets and dimensional data modeling 
 
10+ years of experience with data processing using Spark and SparkSQL 
 
Experience with data pipeline orchestration tools 
 
Expertise in Java or Scala, and experience with Python 
 
Experience with Amazon Web Services, GCP, or Azure 
 
Strong communication and collaboration skills 
 
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 . 
 
Pay &amp; 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 $147,400 and $272,100, 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.

Data Engineer, Find My

The Sensing and Connectivity team is committed to developing innovative technology that enhances user safety and makes our devices more intelligent. We are exploring how the incredible sensing, processing, and connectivity of iPhone can be leveraged to detect nearby hazards and deliver timely alerts. We are seeking a data engineer with strong experience in distributed systems, real-time data pipelines, and large-scale telemetry processing to help build the data infrastructure that enables algorithms to operate reliably at a global scale. 
 
Description 
 
In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable data pipelines that ingest, process, and transform large volumes of crowdsourced sensor data from heterogeneous mobile and edge devices. You will develop real-time streaming systems, create simulation and replay frameworks, support algorithm experimentation at scale, and ensure data quality across highly dynamic and noisy environments. You will work closely with machine learning engineers, hardware teams, and software engineering partners to architect data flows, optimize end-to-end latency, and deliver robust, production-ready systems that support features deployed on millions of devices worldwide. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Graduate degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or equivalent experience. 
 
Experience with IoT or mobile-sensing data, including intermittent connectivity and edge-generated telemetry 
 
Experience with time-series data systems, sensor pipelines, or environmental/earth science data 
 
Experience supporting simulation, replay, or regression pipelines for algorithm evaluation 
 
Experience with data-quality frameworks, schema management, and observability tools 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
5 years of experience developing data ingestion, transformation, and validation pipelines for noisy or heterogeneous datasets 
 
5 years of experience with cloud or distributed storage systems (S3, HDFS, object stores) and columnar formats (Parquet, ORC) 
 
3 years of experience designing real-time or distributed data pipelines with stream-processing frameworks (Kafka or equivalent) 
 
3 years of experience managing large-scale telemetry or sensor-data systems 
 
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 . 
 
Pay &amp; 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 $147,400 and $272,100, 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.

Data Engineer for Crowdsourced Sensing

Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there&rsquo;s no telling what we could accomplish! 
 
The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple&rsquo;s long-held passion for combining art and technology. We are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple Books, Apple Sports and Apple Fitness. And we do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple&rsquo;s high standard for quality and excellence, to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 50+ languages to more than 150 countries. 
 
Description 
 
The App Store team powers the data backbone behind discovery, search, trust and safety, developer insights, and experimentation across billions of daily user interactions. We ingest, model, and activate high-volume event data in near real time with uncompromising standards for privacy, reliability, and latency. As a Senior Software Engineer, you will design and operate large-scale distributed systems and build production-grade Generative AI applications that make App Store signals useful, safe, and actionable for teams across the Apple. &quot;,&quot;responsibilities&quot;:&quot;Architect and operate petabyte-scale App Store pipelines with strict SLAs. 
 
Define event taxonomies, schemas, and governance to ensure durable contracts, lineage, and high-quality metadata. 
 
Ship privacy-by-design processing: PII minimization, consent enforcement, differential privacy, and edge-friendly patterns. 
 
Build production GenAI services with App Store context: embeddings, vector search, RAG, prompt orchestration, guardrails, and automated evals. 
 
Lead incident response and root-cause analysis; automate backfills, reprocessing, and lineage-aware rollbacks. 
 
Mentor engineers, influence architectural roadmaps, and improve on code quality, testing, performance, reliability, and documentation. 
 
Preferred Qualifications 
 
Familiarity shipping GenAI apps to production: embeddings, vector DBs, RAG, prompt orchestration. 
 
Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to influence multi-functional partners and drive complex projects to completion. 
 
Minimum Qualifications 
 
8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience building large-scale data systems. 
 
Strong programming skills in one or more of Scala and Java. 
 
Hands-on expertise with distributed data systems such as Spark, Kafka, Hadoop, Flink. 
 
Solid foundation in data storage and SQL : (S3/HDFS/Parquet), and lakehouse tables (Iceberg/Delta/Hudi). 
 
Solid systems fundamentals: algorithms, data structures, concurrency, consistency, caching, and observability. 
 
Built and operated services with Docker/Kubernetes, automated CI/CD and low-latency inference systems. 
 
BS/MS/PhD in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience. 
 
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 . 
 
Pay &amp; 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 $181,100 and $318,400, 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.

Senior Software Engineer, App Store Data

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