The Software Engineer role in the Deployment Platform team at Apple focuses on building and evolving a high-scale deployment platform that enables engineering teams to deploy services safely and efficiently. The team aims to create paved paths for developers, allowing them to define deployment strategies with minimal manual intervention. This position involves collaborating with various teams to design, implement, and deliver innovative solutions for modern software delivery. The engineer will work on tools and capabilities that enhance deployment processes and ensure high-quality service delivery.

• 2+ years of relevant industry experience building and operating production software
• Strong programming skills in Java, delivering high-quality, large-scale services
• Solid foundation in software architecture, system design, and problem solving
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems and cloud architecture
• Experience designing and building REST, gRPC, and/or GraphQL APIs
• Solid understanding of micro-services and cloud-native application patterns
• BS or MS in Computer Science or a related technical field
• Experience with containers and container orchestration
• Experience with cloud-native deployment technologies
• Familiarity with GitOps and declarative, continuous delivery concepts
• Experience with public cloud providers
• Familiarity with infrastructure as code
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Self-motivated and well-organized, with a demonstrated ability to take ownership and drive ambiguous projects to completion

• Build and evolve a high-scale deployment platform for engineering teams at Apple.
• Create innovative solutions that allow developers to declaratively describe service rollouts.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with teams to take projects from design through implementation and delivery.
• Implement progressive delivery strategies and automated safety checks.
• Develop tools for canary analysis and phased rollout capabilities to catch regressions.
• Work across the full lifecycle of a service, including API design, implementation, testing, and operations.

• 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.