Senior Software Engineer, AI & Data Platforms (AiDP)
Software Engineering, Data Science
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
USD 150,400-277,600 / year + Equity
Posted on Aug 18, 2026
The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they build the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. The most important story about any Apple application is data. As a Software Engineer of AiDP data services team, you will work on building database managed services and data streaming platform that power some of Apple’s most critical business use cases. You will collaborate with exceptional database engineering teams and internal stakeholders in building these solutions. AI & Data Platforms (AiDP) is IS&T's engine for AI-powered innovation. The team brings together data, application development, and machine learning — including generative AI — along with data services and customer success functions, to help IS&T build solutions more efficiently and streamline the adoption and embedding of generative AI across Apple.
We are looking for a passionate software engineer with experience in building cloud based data engineering solutions. We expect the candidate to influence platform tools, APIs and architecture. This role requires strong collaboration with internal teams to deliver a best in class product in a dynamic environment.
- Cloud solutions: Design, build, and maintain scalable cloud infrastructure and data engineering services
- Develop services: Design and implement microservices and APIs, from system design through production deployment and operations
- Collaboration: Collaborate with a team of database engineers and architects to develop the services
- 7+ years of software development experience with Python/Go
- Hands on experience with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP or AliCloud
- Experience with databases such as MongoDB or PostgreSQL in production environments
- Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, and containerization
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science or a related work experience
- Experience with REST or gRPC API development
- Knowledge in multi-threading, concurrency and parallelism
- Able to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies
- Excellent communication skills and proven ability to work in a cross-functional environment