Apple · 4 months ago
Senior Software Engineer - FoundationDB
San Francisco, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$181K/yr - $318K/yr
5+ years expApple is a company known for its phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences. The FoundationDB team is seeking highly skilled developers to contribute to the backend development, which will power critical Apple services for years to come.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Contribute to the development of the system, enabling it to achieve unprecedented heights
Collaborating on performance testing for the product
Establishment of test clusters
Execution of benchmarks
Visualization of results
Identification and resolution of performance regressions
Incorporation of metrics
Implementation of code modifications
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience designing, implementing, and operating distributed systems
Industry experience developing software in C++ and large software systems
Experience in performance benchmarking, debugging, and tuning distributed systems
Bachelor's Degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience
Preferred
Proficiency in optimizing CPU usage, memory allocation, profiling, I/O throughput and latency tuning, and performance monitoring tools such as perf, eBPF, and DTrace
Experience in benchmarking distributed systems and resolving performance challenges for production-level systems
Strong communication skills, enabling the ability to establish rapport with diverse stakeholders
Familiarity with cloud deployment and monitoring technologies, including Kubernetes
Knowledge of distributed systems, networking, operating systems, and scheduling principles
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
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Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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