Apple · 5 months ago
Senior Software Engineer, Data Science & Analytics Platform Engineering
Cupertino, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$181K/yr - $318K/yr
7+ years expApple is a company known for its revolutionary ideas that lead to extraordinary products and services. The Senior Software Engineer will be part of the Services Data Science & Analytics Platform and AI Engineering team, responsible for defining the technical vision and leading the architectural evolution of platform infrastructure that enables Data Science for Apple Services.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
As a team, we ensure Data Scientist, Business Intelligence Engineers, Data Engineers, and Machine Learning Engineers have the tools they need for storage, compute, orchestration, deployment, and AI development
You will architect and drive adoption of a toolset that delivers flexibility, resilience, and deep analytics features while meeting Apple's stringent security and privacy requirements
Collaborating between our team members and infrastructure organizations, you'll translate the unique requirements of Data Science, Machine Learning, and Business Intelligence workloads into scalable platform capabilities that enable rapid innovation
You will lead cross-functional technical initiatives, establish platform engineering best practices, and drive the strategic roadmap for Data Science and AI at Apple
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
7+ years of experience in software architecture design and development with expertise in Service Oriented Architecture, and Distributed Systems
2+ years of experience in technical leadership roles focused on platform engineering or infrastructure
Proficiency with containerized technologies (Docker) and container orchestration platforms (Kubernetes, Terraform)
Proven ability to design, operate, and maintain distributed systems (monitoring, observability, automation, etc.)
Proven development skills building backend API services using Python (preferred) and/or JavaScript
Practical experience with asynchronous programming, type safety, threading models, state machines and data structures
Experience with data processing frameworks and query engines like Spark, Trino, and Snowflake
Experience with managed cloud platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure
Excellent communication skills to collaborate with non-technical audience
Preferred
Familiarity with AI/ML technologies including LLMs, AI Agents (LangChain, Google ADK, etc.)
Track record designing client-agnostic APIs using REST and/or GraphQL
Understanding of OAuth 2.0 fundamentals (authentication, delegated authorization, etc)
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$5.67BKey Investors
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2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity
Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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