Apple · 1 month ago
Cloud Systems Engineer
Seattle, Washington, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Entry, Mid Level
$140K/yr - $258K/yr
2+ years expApple is a leading technology company known for revolutionizing entire industries through innovation. The Cloud Systems Engineer will be responsible for developing and maintaining internal cloud infrastructure, collaborating with teams to design high-performance virtualized systems that support various applications and services.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and optimize virtualized compute offerings on a wide variety of hardware types
Integrate and optimize high-performance virtual networking solutions for custom hardware, including Open vSwitch, DPDK, GPU Direct, and RoCE RDMA technologies
Work with KVM, QEMU, and Linux kernel to efficiently enable functionality within virtual machines, including GPU passthrough and SR-IOV configurations
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate their technologies and optimize for critical workloads
Tackle and resolve complex issues across accelerator, virtualization, and networking layers, ensuring robust performance, stability, and security
Research and prototype new hardware and datacenter architectures to stay at the forefront of the industry
Qualification
Required
At least 2+ years and Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, or equivalent related experience
Exceptional problem solving skills and core software development fundamentals
Strong systems experience and OS development background, particularly Linux or Darwin
Knowledge of advanced virtualization concepts, including nested virtualization, VM live migration, and NUMA optimization
Proven distributed systems and operating systems knowledge and experience applying it to build stable, performant, and secure execution environments
Demonstrated ability to learn new technologies and apply them appropriately to platforms
Preferred
Expertise in core virtualization technologies such as KVM, Qemu, cloud-hypervisor
Experience with advanced virtualization and performance optimization features like SR-IOV, IOMMU, DPDK
Familiarity with GPU development, including driver integration, configuration, and debugging, as well as hands-on experience with hypervisor GPU passthrough and SR-IOV
Experience with cloud compute orchestration platforms such as CloudStack, OpenStack, or Mesos
Experience operating platforms leveraging containerization technologies like Docker, Kubernetes
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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