In this role, you will be part of the CAD Infrastructure Development team, focusing on building and evolving distributed systems that power products at scale. You will collaborate with multiple product and engineering teams to implement scalable, event-driven platforms. Your contributions will enhance system reliability and improve development velocity. This position requires a strong understanding of software architecture and systems design, particularly in microservices and cloud-native technologies.

• Experience architecting and driving development of complex distributed systems and platform software
• Experience in software architecture and systems design, including microservices decomposition and service contracts
• Experience in backend or systems-level languages, such as Go, Java, or Python
• Experience in using container orchestration platforms, such as Kubernetes
• Experience designing event-driven architectures and asynchronous communication patterns
• Experience of software quality methodologies, including design review, code review, and testing strategies
• Minimum requirement of BS + 10 years of relevant industry experience, with demonstrated ownership of architecture or systems design
• Experience architecting large-scale systems with Kubernetes-native patterns, including operators, CRDs, and service mesh
• Experience with message queues and streaming platforms, such as Kafka, RabbitMQ, NATS, or Pulsar
• Experience in DevOps and CI/CD methodologies, platforms, and tools, such as ArgoCD, Flux, or Jenkins
• Strong understanding of distributed systems fundamentals: consistency models, fault tolerance, and partitioning strategies
• Strong API design abilities across REST, gRPC, and event-driven interfaces
• Familiar with infrastructure-as-code tools, such as Terraform or Pulumi
• Familiar with GitOps workflows and progressive delivery practices
• Knowledgeable in observability and reliability engineering, including SLOs, distributed tracing, and circuit breakers
• Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers and build consensus across teams on cross-cutting technical decisions

• Contribute to the development of distributed systems and microservices architectures
• Collaborate with multiple product and engineering teams to implement and maintain scalable platforms
• Ensure services can seamlessly and efficiently handle large-scale demands
• Build the foundation that enables the engineering organization to deliver reliable, performant experiences to customers
• Mentor engineers and build consensus across teams on technical decisions

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.