Principal Software Engineer - Traffic (ASE) (apple)
apple Cupertino, United States
2024-09-29
Job posting number: #151612 (Ref:apl-200563640)
Job Description
Summary
The Apple Services Engineering (ASE) team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple’s long-held passion for combining art and technology. We are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV and Sports, Apple Music, Podcasts, and Books along with Cloud and Infrastructure Services platforms.
As part of Apple Services Engineering (ASE), you will have a meaningful role in designing, developing, and deploying high-performance systems that handle millions of queries every single day. This enormous scale brings challenges that require extraordinarily creative problem-solving. By focusing on and respecting the customer's needs, you'll be responsible for helping us build the technology that works for so many customers around the world.
As part of Apple Services Engineering (ASE), you will have a meaningful role in designing, developing, and deploying high-performance systems that handle millions of queries every single day. This enormous scale brings challenges that require extraordinarily creative problem-solving. By focusing on and respecting the customer's needs, you'll be responsible for helping us build the technology that works for so many customers around the world.
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Description
We are a high-leverage team designing, building, and growing Apple's privacy-focused platform enabling many of Apple's signature apps and experiences. Our work impacts over a billion users and is essential to the success of Apple's growth in services. Our team is growing, and you will have the unique opportunity to help us shape our culture and processes.
As part of this role, you will:
• Collaborate to solve complex problems with the opportunity to invent innovative solutions
• Lead and design advanced traffic engineering solutions to support the continued growth of our platform
• Develop the next generation of cloud platform that powers FaceTime, iCloud Drive, Photos, Backup, and Push notifications services
• Partner with various teams across Apple to develop features and functionality to enable new experiences in the Apple ecosystem
Engineering leaders at Apple are expected to excel at making informed technology choices within complex architectures. Your deep understanding of the organization's business, products, customers, and strategy will empower us to pinpoint opportunities aligning with our team's mission.
You will make decisive choices even amid conflicting perspectives, demonstrating our commitment by disagreeing when necessary and then committing. Navigating ambiguity is our strength - you will concentrate on the broader objectives, goals, and desired impact, taking deliberate steps forward. Our dedication extends to coaching and mentoring teammates, considering their unique skills, backgrounds, and working styles. You will actively seek and provide constructive feedback to foster growth within our team.
As part of this role, you will:
• Collaborate to solve complex problems with the opportunity to invent innovative solutions
• Lead and design advanced traffic engineering solutions to support the continued growth of our platform
• Develop the next generation of cloud platform that powers FaceTime, iCloud Drive, Photos, Backup, and Push notifications services
• Partner with various teams across Apple to develop features and functionality to enable new experiences in the Apple ecosystem
Engineering leaders at Apple are expected to excel at making informed technology choices within complex architectures. Your deep understanding of the organization's business, products, customers, and strategy will empower us to pinpoint opportunities aligning with our team's mission.
You will make decisive choices even amid conflicting perspectives, demonstrating our commitment by disagreeing when necessary and then committing. Navigating ambiguity is our strength - you will concentrate on the broader objectives, goals, and desired impact, taking deliberate steps forward. Our dedication extends to coaching and mentoring teammates, considering their unique skills, backgrounds, and working styles. You will actively seek and provide constructive feedback to foster growth within our team.
Minimum Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience building scalable micro services with focus on traffic engineering or related field
- Extensive professional experience with Virtual Networking and Traffic Engineering solutions such as Load Balancers or Mesh.
- Expert at collecting high level requirements and translating them into pragmatic solutions
- Proficient with various programming languages such as Java/Python/Go for automation or integration with multiple APIs (RESTFul, gRPC, etc.)
- Experience operating and developing infrastructure and services in public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
- Enjoys learning new skills and technologies
- Solid communications skills, capable of working with cross-functional technical and business teams and varying levels of management in a professional manner
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience
