Software Engineer

Requirements

• Familiarity with the mechanics behind infrastructure management
• Familiarity with node management systems like Ansible, Puppet or similar solutions
• User-centred thinking and strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Strong systems programming skills and knowledge of operating systems (macOS and Linux) administration and troubleshooting

Nice to Haves

• Experience with large scale server provisioning and maintenance
• Proficiency in Swift, Python, or similar languages in a systems context
• Strong proficiency in Linux/Unix internals, administration, and troubleshooting
• Operational knowledge of Kubernetes clusters
• Solid understanding of networking protocols
• Proven experience in systems software development

What You'll Be Doing

• Close collaboration with teams within and across organizations to support their workflows or integrate their technology into our platform
• Writing software to automate operations processes by developing services and tools
• Designing, implementing, and maintaining robust, scalable, and highly available services that support Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Pulumi)
• Developing configuration management, and fleet orchestration solutions powered via Ansible, Puppet, or others
• Supervising on-server system performance, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing solutions to improve efficiency
• Conducting root cause analysis for on-server system failures and implementing preventive measures
• Writing and reviewing code, as well as generating and reviewing design documentation
• Participating in qualifications and rollouts of software to production clusters
• Participating in a business-hours rotation where engineers respond to platform issues for same-day resolution

Perks and Benefits

• Imagine what you could do at Apple
• Become part of an amazing team dedicated to delivering top-quality products
• Opportunity to work with extraordinary engineers from diverse teams
• Collaborate with teams across Apple to deliver high-performance virtualized infrastructure and services
• Access to groundbreaking high-performance compute platform