This role is part of Apple's Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization, specifically within Infrastructure Services. The team is responsible for managing data center equipment and systems to deliver compute, storage, and networking services across Apple. The focus is on building highly scalable, reliable, and user-friendly systems to support one of the world's largest cloud infrastructures. Candidates will face unique challenges that require innovative solutions in a global context.

• 10 years of hands-on experience in software development, with at least 4+ years focused on building highly scalable distributed control planes, cloud orchestration engines or software defined networking (SDN) controllers.
• Deep working knowledge of L3/L4 networking including IPv4/IPv6, dual-stack, Routing, IPAM, NAT, and DNS implementations.
• Strong understanding of traffic steering, policy-based routing, and stateful connection tracking.
• Strong proficiency in GoLang, C, or Python, with a willingness to work primarily in GoLang.
• A solid understanding of concurrency patterns and writing high-performance code.
• Demonstrated leadership in driving cross-functional technical alignment and fostering a culture of rigorous design and code quality.
• Proven track record of root-causing complex networking anomalies within High-Availability (HA) environments.
• Broad experience in designing and developing RESTful APIs and micro-services architectures.
• Hands-on experience managing cloud provider networking resources programmatically via APIs/SDKs in at least one major cloud environment.
• Proven experience defining the automation strategy, infrastructure-as-code paradigms, and continuous deployment pipelines for complex cloud environments.
• Experience working with Linux network virtualization constructs or developing custom network virtual appliances.
• Experience in OVS, Container & Kube networking.

• Design, build, and run new services that support virtualized networks, computing, and storage.
• Innovate and develop systems from scratch for the massive scale of Apple's infrastructure.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical requirements and solutions.
• Drive the automation strategy and implement infrastructure-as-code paradigms.
• Manage and troubleshoot networking resources in high-availability environments.
• Develop robust telemetry and logging systems for production monitoring.

• 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.