Apple is seeking an experienced software engineer to join the Data Solutions team within Data Services. This team is responsible for building and evolving the distributed data systems that power critical consumer services like Apple Music, TV, and Podcasts. The role focuses on high-scale streaming and data processing platforms, addressing challenges such as cross-datacenter replication and low-latency data delivery. Engineers will work on automating existing systems and integrating them into a centralized cloud platform, impacting hundreds of millions of Apple users.

• 1 - 5 years of professional experience in server-side Java development with a strong understanding of concurrency, memory management, and performance.
• Experience designing, building, and operating large-scale distributed systems.
• Solid understanding of data structures, algorithms, fault tolerance, and system performance.
• Experience with RESTful API design and service-oriented architectures.
• Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience with distributed data systems such as Cassandra, Redis, Kafka, or similar platforms.
• Experience with Apache Kafka, including broker internals, producers/consumers, and ecosystem tooling.
• Experience with Schema Registry and Object store.
• Experience with multi-datacenter deployments, replication strategies, and consistency models.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms and container orchestration such as Kubernetes, AWS, or GCP.
• Exposure to observability practices including monitoring, alerting, and performance benchmarking.
• Experience with fault injection, chaos engineering, or property-based testing methodologies.
• Contributions to open-source projects, especially in the data infrastructure ecosystem.

• Build and evolve distributed data systems for Apple’s consumer services.
• Work on high-scale streaming and data processing platforms.
• Solve challenges related to cross-datacenter replication and data delivery.
• Automate existing systems and integrate them into a centralized cloud platform.
• Own platforms end-to-end, including operational tooling and multi-region deployment.

• 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.