Apple · 6 hours ago
Senior Software Engineer, Machine Learning Platform Technologies – Traffic Infrastructure
Cupertino, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$181K/yr - $318K/yr
5+ years expApple is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Machine Learning Platform Technologies team, focusing on traffic infrastructure. The role involves designing and scaling traffic platforms that support Apple's Search and ML ecosystems, requiring expertise in networking and modern internet protocols.
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Responsibilities
Design and scale traffic platforms that power Apple’s Search and ML ecosystems
Work closely with ML engineers, SREs, and platform teams to enable secure, observable, and adaptive request routing for both server-to-server and client-to-server use cases
Architect traffic infrastructure that supports billions of requests
Build foundational networking and traffic management platforms for large-scale ML workloads
Qualification
Required
BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
5+ years of experience in distributed systems, networking, or traffic infrastructure engineering
Strong programming experience in Golang and Python, especially for control-plane or data-plane systems
Deep expertise in L4/L7 networking concepts, including load balancing, connection management, retries, timeouts, and congestion control
Hands-on experience with Envoy, Istio, or similar service mesh / proxy technologies
Strong understanding of HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, gRPC, and modern transport protocols
Experience designing and operating high-throughput, low-latency systems in production
Proven ability to lead complex technical initiatives and mentor engineers
Preferred
9+ years in networking, traffic infrastructure, or large-scale distributed systems roles
Contributions to CNCF or networking open-source projects (Envoy, Istio, Kubernetes networking, eBPF, etc.)
Experience with HTTP/3, QUIC, or next-generation transport protocols
Strong understanding of capacity-based routing, adaptive load balancing, and feedback-driven traffic systems
Experience supporting ML inference platforms, GPU-backed services, or latency-sensitive ML workloads
Familiarity with observability stacks (OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana) for traffic and networking telemetry
Experience operating traffic systems across multi-region, multi-cloud, or hybrid environments
Excellent communication, technical writing, and cross-functional leadership skills
B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
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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CEO
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SVP, Software Engineering
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