Infrastructure Software Engineer (Provisioning) - Apple Services Engineering

Seattle,Washington,United States

Software and Services

People at Apple don’t just build products — they craft experiences our customers love and depend on. Apple Services Engineering (ASE) builds and supports the systems that make many of these daily experiences possible. If you’ve used Apple products, you’ve likely interacted with us. ASE teams are responsible for the systems and services that directly support those customers and their experiences. We focus on availability and automation of key services that run Apple infrastructure every minute of every day all around the world.

Description

The Provisioning team is part of the organization doing “Fleet Management” at Apple. We build and support new and existing critical infrastructural systems and frameworks which provide and support services like structured and unstructured storage, caching, queueing, searching, and much more at hyperscale. These form the platform upon which many iCloud and other backend systems at Apple are built. The team is responsible for the next generation platform that will power Apple’s infrastructural services. These services operate at extremely large scale and store exabytes of data. The platform will support a variety of services based on open-source software, such as Kubernetes, Cassandra, Zookeeper, Kafka, Redis, etc, alongside internally developed services. This particular team is responsible for the automated delivery of all hardware (current or future) to production in our data-centers. We are looking for a strong and enthusiastic developer to join us! This person will have a tremendous amount of individual responsibility and influence over the direction the core platform of many critical Apple internet services takes for years to come. You are someone with ideas and real passion for software delivered as a service to improve reuse, efficiency, and simplicity. This engineer’s work will affect hundreds of millions of users and be essential to the success of some of the most visible current and future Apple features.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or similar field.

• Successful track-record and proven experience as a backend internet services software developer.

• Deep understanding of multi-threading concepts and design of highly concurrent applications.

• Understanding of distributed system concepts including: the CAP Theorem, micro-services, and the Twelve Factor App.

• Strong ability to identify and prioritize core features.

• Knowledge of SDLC, including continuous integration, testing methodologies, TDD and agile development methodologies.

• Proficiency in one or more high-level programming languages like Golang (preferred), Java, Python, Ruby or equivalent.

• Understanding of base internet infrastructure services including DNS, DHCP, LDAP, server virtualization, server monitoring.

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• GPU knowledge.

• Experience with large scale server provisioning and maintenance (OpenStack Ironic, Metal3, MAAS, xCat, Netbox, Tinkerbell).

• Experience with development within Kubernetes ecosystem, including operator framework, controllers and CRDs.

• Experience with UI frameworks such as React, Angular or JQuery.

• Experience with network debugging to identify issues between services.

• Some exposure to hardware bootstrap and associated security (PXE, BIOS, TPM, secure boot, trusted computing).

• Some exposure to structured or unstructured storage and caching.

• Some exposure to automating operations processes via services and tools.

• Some exposure to configuration management and fleet orchestration via Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or others.

• Some exposure to cloud services (AWS S3/EC2/CloudFront/Steps).

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

Pay & Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $115,700 and $204,000, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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