This role at Apple involves designing, developing, and operating large-scale distributed storage and data-processing systems that support AI and machine learning workloads. The position requires collaboration with engineering teams, AI/ML researchers, and product teams to ensure seamless integration with cloud infrastructure. The focus is on architecting core infrastructure for key-value stores, vector databases, and implementing low-latency systems. The role also emphasizes performance benchmarking and observability features to maintain system reliability.

• Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Information Technology - Mobility or related field.
• 3 years of experience in architecting and implementing production-grade distributed databases.
• 2 years of experience in architecting cloud-native infrastructure including distributed processing frameworks.
• 2 years of experience in customizing and implementing distributed consensus algorithms.
• 2 years of experience in designing and deploying infrastructure components for machine learning systems.
• 1 year of experience in building and deploying supporting infrastructure for real-time inference workloads.

• Design and implement core infrastructure for an in-house key-value store and vector database.
• Build and maintain low-latency, fault-tolerant systems for serving embeddings and similarity-search queries.
• Implement semantic caching components to optimize data retrieval and reduce overhead.
• Create performance benchmarking frameworks to measure system efficiency.
• Investigate and resolve production issues related to data correctness and system failures.
• Collaborate on architectural decisions to ensure alignment with various teams.

• 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.