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• We are looking for an experienced Software Engineer to help develop the
• next-generation of Apple’s cloud services platform and infrastructure. You will
• be working on CloudKit, Apple’s foundational privacy-focused database platform,
• which stores users’ data and seamlessly keeps it synchronized across all their
• Apple devices. CloudKit manages data at a massive scale! It is a
• strongly-consistent database of structured data that serves billions of active
• Apple customers. Considered the bedrock of iCloud, it is purpose built to be
• secure, performant, highly available, and extremely scalable. CloudKit is a
• framework designed to the highest standards of user privacy that not only
• empowers developers to build highly collaborative and secure applications, but
• it is also the storage foundation for Apple’s signature cloud experiences, such
• as Photos, Drive, Notes, Keynote, News, and many third party applications! We
• are a world-class team who has a real passion for engineering and delivering
• high quality services to Apple’s customers. As a key member of a versatile
• organization, you will help designing and implementing the overall observability
• architecture of the CloudKit platform and its services, handling data streams at
• massive scale, while putting the highest priority on user experience and data
• privacy.

• DESCRIPTION

• We are looking for engineers who have exceptional expertise in building
• fault-tolerant distributed systems. Our engineers demonstrate unique leadership
• skills and can excel in a complex environment that obsesses about the customer
• experience.

• MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience developing software in Java, C, or C++ Experience working with
• distributed NoSQL and relational database technologies Expertise in synchronous
• and asynchronous network application I/O frameworks Expertise in programming in
• concurrent and multi-threaded environments Industry experience building and
• operating large-scale multi-tiered distributed systems Bachelor’s degree in an
• engineering-related field or equivalent job-related experience

• PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong background with NoSQL data stores, e.g., FoundationDB, DynamoDB, or
• Cassandra Strong fundamentals in storage systems, e.g., schema design, indexes,
• and transactions Familiar with distributed streaming architectures and data
• analytics at massive scale Familiar with time-series event data and systems
• Experience with observability concepts and frameworks Experience using AWS, GCP,
• and cloud native technologies (Containers, Kubernetes, gRPC)