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Apple · 1 month ago

Software Engineer, Observability

positionSan Francisco, California, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$181K/yr - $272K/yr
date4+ years exp

Apple is building the next generation of tools for software developers to create products that customers love. The role involves designing and building observability services that provide insights into systems, impacting millions of users.

AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

Requirement gathering across cross-functional teams
Developing practical, fault-tolerant, high-performance distributed systems
Leading and participating in technical design discussions across cross-functional teams
Gain in-depth understanding of the domain and come up with creative ideas in the domain
Willingness to lead an independent research in the field of work

Qualification

Highly scalable infrastructureDistributed systemsData structuresAlgorithmsData streamingBare-metal Linux systemsGolangJavaRustSNMPPrometheusTelegrafOpenTelemetryObservability systemsAnalytical capabilitiesPassion for codingLearning new technologiesGreat communication skillsAttention to detail

Required

Experience and insight into designing, implementing and supporting highly scalable infrastructure services
4+ years of industry experience
Deep understanding and work experience in distributed systems
Deep understanding of core CS concepts including data structures, algorithms, and concurrent programming
Deep understanding and work experience with distributed data collection and data streaming
Proficient with running services on bare-metal Linux systems
Proficient in one of Golang, Java, Rust is desirable
Experience with SNMP is desirable
Experience integrating and using observability or telemetry systems to monitor distributed services
Experience with one of Prometheus, Telegraf, OpenTelemetry is desirable
Great communication skills

Preferred

Familiarity with time series database internals
Strong attention to detail and excellent analytical capabilities
Passion for developing and testing clear, robust code
Ability to learn and apply new technologies and frameworks
Great communication skills

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

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Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
dateFounded in 1976
location
Cupertino, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.apple.com

H1B Sponsorship

Apple has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (6998)
2024 (3766)
2023 (3939)
2022 (4822)
2021 (4060)
2020 (3656)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$5.67B
Key Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M
2021-04-30Post Ipo Equity

Leadership Team

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Tim Cook
CEO
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Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering

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