Software Development Engineer
Software Engineering
Cupertino, CA, USA
Posted on Jun 26, 2026
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APPLE INC has the following available in Cupertino, California and various unanticipated locations throughout the USA. Design, develop and maintain software for log ingestion pipeline. Build and maintain a high-volume crowdsourcing platform to ingest 100s of thousands of requests per second and process multiple petabytes of data per day from billions of iOS devices. Enrich maps data, real-time traffic information, and personalized suggestions. Work on challenging big data problems involving real-time, high volume, and low latency processing of crowdsourced geospatial and temporal data. Designing, and implementing scalable server-side APIs. 40 hours/week. 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 - $272,100/yr and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. PAY & BENEFITS: 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: https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
- Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.
- Experience and/or education must include:
- Using Java or C++ programming languages
- Understanding the principles and techniques behind the design of distributed systems, such as locking, concurrency, caching, prefetching, scheduling, and communication across the network.
- Utilizing public cloud infrastructures: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Designing, implementing, and debugging real distributed systems
- Using cloud storage concepts like data distribution, durability, consistency, and redundancy
- NoSql databases and object storage using HDFS and Cassandra
- Building RESTFul APIs to read and write data
- Testing software system via Unit tests
- Using Protocol Buffers to communicate data over the network
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