Senior Cloud Software Engineer, Find My

Summary

The Find My team is dedicated to building a seamless, private, and secure experience for users to locate their devices, personal items, and share location with friends and family. We're a group of highly motivated engineers, designers, and product managers who are passionate about creating a simple and reliable experience for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. We thrive in a fast paced environment where team members are often encouraged to wear multiple hats and contribute to various aspects of the product lifecycle. Innovation and creative problem-solving are at the heart of our team, and we constantly explore new approaches to deliver groundbreaking solutions while collaborating with diverse disciplines across the company, including hardware, software, and privacy, to deliver an exceptional user experience.

Description

As an engineer on our team, you'll thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, collaborating closely with a passionate team to achieve a shared mission and be instrumental in developing exciting new features, and your contributions will directly impact millions of users. We embrace continuous iteration and improvement, so you'll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and refine your skills as we build the future of Find My.

In this role you will be a key contributor in architecting and implementing highly available, large-scale deployment solutions which are scalable and reliable. You will partner with product, SRE and other engineering teams to bring those systems to life by building necessary tools.

As a senior engineer, you’ll mentor junior engineers, contribute to design and code reviews, and help shape how Find My Micro Services scales into the future. This is a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment with remote teams where you'll apply a software engineering skills to build tools to tackle complex distributed systems challenges at global scale —and where your work will directly impact the stability and experience of millions of Find My users every day.


The ideal candidate is proactive, results-driven, and passionate about learning. You will not only dive deep in solving complex problems, but you will also work closely with partners in various disciplines across the company.

Join our team of individuals with a deep passion for building phenomenal products- we can’t wait to meet you!

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of strong software development experience and 5+ years of experience in working with cloud architectures
Ability to be in office Monday through Thursday
Strong software development experience with Java and a proven versatility to pick up other languages (such as Python, Go or Bash) for automation and tooling.
Hands-on experience in managing and working with cloud architectures including their specific networking and native services.
Deep knowledge of Kubernetes (K8s) architecture, container runtimes, and package management via technologies like Helm.
Proficiency with Terraform or similar technolgies, including writing modular, reusable code for multi-environment setups.
Deep understanding of network security, firewalls, encryption (at rest and in transit), IAM roles, and secret management tools (e.g., HashiCorp Vault, cloud native secret managers).
Hands-on experience with observability and integrating with tools like Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry, and Splunk
Hands-on experience in building and integrating with micro services.
Skilled at identifying architectural gaps and driving solutions across partner teams
Excellent analytical and problem solving skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent practical experience)

Preferred Qualifications

Hands-on experience with multi-cloud environments like AWS, Google Cloud and Azure
Experience leveraging LLMs or AI tooling for operational automation and workflow optimization
Strong ability to communicate complex infrastructure concepts to both technical and business stakeholders
Proven track record of leading and managing enterprise level projects or multi-functional engineering initiatives

Pay & Benefits — Cupertino, California, United States

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 $150,400 and $277,600, 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 about Apple Benefits

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Application Deadline

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.