The role is part of Apple's Data Center Networking team, which is responsible for building and operationalizing innovative products and solutions for Apple's hyper-scale network infrastructure. This team plays a critical role in delivering Apple's services globally, ensuring high performance, reliability, and security. Candidates should have a strong passion for large-scale systems and a deep understanding of networking. The position requires collaboration with various infrastructure organizations and a focus on driving innovative ideas forward.

• 10+ years of experience in building, securing, and deploying large scale data center network environments.
• Subject matter expertise in routing and switching.
• In-depth understanding of switching ASICs from multiple providers.
• Sophisticated knowledge of TCP/IP, routing protocols, and large scale network features.
• Experience deploying and scaling overlay networking technologies such as VXLAN, GRE, and IPSec.
• Proficiency in one or more software languages such as Swift, Golang, or Python.
• Extensive understanding of public and private cloud networking architecture and compute virtualization technologies.

• Build and operationalize innovative products and solutions for hyper-scale network infrastructure.
• Collaborate with hardware and software architecture teams to influence and operate Apple's infrastructure.
• Drive ideas from inception to implementation as a self-starter and self-motivated individual.
• Demonstrate technical presentation and communication skills to articulate concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Engage in network performance tuning and optimization.
• Utilize configuration management platforms such as Puppet, Ansible, Salt, or Chef.

• 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.