The Apple Services Engineering (ASE) team is seeking collaborative and pragmatic Software Engineers to develop and maintain large-scale distributed systems that store and protect Apple's data. The Storage Platforms organization focuses on creating resilient storage solutions with a mission to ensure durability, security, and high availability. Engineers will work on low-level storage optimizations and high-performance IO stacks, contributing to the operational excellence of the storage platform infrastructure. This role offers the opportunity to influence cross-functional initiatives and drive innovation across Apple.

• 3 years of professional software development experience
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with meticulous attention to detail
• Experience in building storage systems
• 2+ years of coding in one or more of these programming languages: Rust, C++, Java, or C#
• Experience with scripting languages such as Bash, Python, or Perl
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, an engineering-related field, or equivalent related experience
• Excellent knowledge of software testing methodologies and practices
• Deep understanding of core computer science concepts, including data structures, algorithms, and concurrency
• Solid grasp of distributed systems fundamentals such as fault tolerance, consistency, and distributed rate limiting
• Experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems such as databases or storage platforms
• Proficient with UNIX/Linux

• Shape the product's features and architecture as it scales orders of magnitude
• Build systems that simply work, empowering billions of meaningful moments for people around the world
• Design storage device-optimized low-level storage solutions from first principles
• Develop and maintain large-scale distributed systems with mission-critical reliability
• Optimize high-performance IO stacks for maximum availability and durability
• Drive operational excellence across storage platform infrastructure
• Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver resilient platforms that enable innovation across Apple
• Demonstrate passion for large-scale distributed systems and creating robust storage solutions

• 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.