Requirements

Comprehensive experience in software development, with a deep understanding of distributed systems or messaging platforms at scale.
Technical leadership experience overseeing complex projects and multiple engineers.
Direct people management experience mentoring and growing engineering teams.
Proven track record of building and leading infrastructure teams with credibility and influence.
Proficiency in Java, Scala, or other languages used in Kafka development.
Advanced understanding of algorithms, data structures, fault tolerance, and performance for large-scale messaging systems.

Nice to Have

Deep knowledge of Kafka broker internals, replication, partitioning, client libraries, and event delivery guarantees.
Familiarity with distributed systems concepts such as consensus protocols, consistency models, and fault tolerance.
Experience with multi-datacenter deployments, load balancing, quota management, and tenant isolation.
Strong background in testing methodologies, including fault injection, property-based testing, and performance benchmarking.
Ability to drive operational excellence, including monitoring, incident response, and long-term remediation strategies.
Experience contributing to open-source projects, ideally Apache Kafka or related ecosystems.
Hands-on expertise with Apache Kafka internals and distributed system design.
BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

Developing messaging systems that are reliable, scalable, and performant.
Maintaining Apple-scale deployments while contributing to Kafka internals, brokers, client libraries, replication, fault tolerance, partitioning, and system optimizations.
Managing, mentoring, and growing engineers responsible for internal platform needs and upstream open-source contributions.
Overseeing technical execution, maintaining engineering standards, and ensuring operational excellence across the Kafka ecosystem.

Imagine what you could do at Apple and how your ideas can shape great products, services, and customer experiences.
Opportunity to bring focus, rigor, and leadership to your team and shape the evolution of Apple’s Kafka ecosystem.
Your work will impact all users of Apple products and services, ensuring reliability, performance, and evolution of Apple’s messaging platforms.