Apple · 1 day ago
Senior / Staff Software Engineer, Apple Data Platform
Cupertino, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$181K/yr - $318K/yrApple is a leading technology company known for its innovation and quality products. The Apple Data Platform team powers data analytics and feature engineering for various Apple products, and they are seeking a Staff/Architect-level technical lead to enhance the Apple Batch platform, ensuring its scalability and adoption across the organization.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingConsumer ElectronicsDigital EntertainmentMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Lead the architecture, design, and roadmap for Apple Batch, ensuring scalability, performance, and reliability at massive enterprise scale
Drive the scheduling and orchestration strategy for Data and AI workloads on Kubernetes and related technologies
Partner with engineering, SRE, product, and customer teams to deliver highly observable, efficient, and secure production systems
Collaborate closely with internal customers to guide adoption, gather requirements, and deliver impactful platform capabilities
Provide technical leadership in areas such as multi-cluster scheduling, workload isolation, autoscaling, and cost optimization
Qualification
Required
Demonstrated expertise in large-scale scheduling/orchestration for Data and AI workloads on Kubernetes, Slurm, or similar platforms
Strong proficiency with cloud-native infrastructure across multi-cloud environments including AWS, GCP, and on-prem systems
Deep knowledge of cluster-scheduling technologies such as Kueue, Apache YuniKorn, or related ecosystems
Experience or strong knowledge in GPU scheduling, accelerator-aware placement, and optimization algorithms for large-scale AI/ML workloads
Proven experience designing and operating large-scale distributed systems with a deep focus on observability, scalability, and reliability
Demonstrated ability to mentor engineers, influence architectural direction, drive cross-functional alignment, and lead complex platform migrations or adoption at org-wide scale
Bachelors/Masters/PhD in Computer Science or related field
Preferred
Open-source contributions to scheduling/orchestration technologies such as Apache YuniKorn, Kueue, or similar systems
Experience using GenAI technologies to improve developer productivity, streamline engineering processes, and accelerate team execution
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.
Founded in 1976
10001+ employees
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Funding
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