Software Engineer, Big Data - Apple Services Engineering

The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple's long-held passion for combining art and technology. This team powers the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books, operating at massive scale and meeting Apple's high standards for performance and quality to deliver entertainment in over 35 languages across more than 150 countries. We are seeking a Software Engineer to join Apple Services Engineering (ASE) who brings a deep passion for building large-scale distributed data processing systems, frameworks, and platforms using big data technologies.

As a team member of the ASE Analytics & Data Engineering team, you will have significant responsibility and influence in shaping the team's future direction. This role is inherently cross-functional, and the ideal candidate will work closely across disciplines. We are looking for someone with a strong love for data and the ability to iterate quickly across all stages of the data pipeline lifecycle. This position involves working on a small, highly collaborative team to develop large-scale data pipelines and analytical solutions using big data technologies. Successful candidates will demonstrate strong engineering and communication skills, along with a belief that data-driven processes lead to exceptional products. You should have a passion for quality and an ability to understand and evolve sophisticated systems.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Work with a cross-functional team, collaborating with partners across product, engineering, operations, and business, and closely partner with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable engineering solutions
• Help drive architectural vision to support future growth and opportunities
• Design, build, and maintain data pipelines and datasets that power key product features and insights, while protecting user privacy
• Own data quality, scalability, and SLAs for assigned datasets and pipelines
• Champion technical excellence and cultivate team spirit by contributing to best practices, documentation, shared tools, and solutions to common problems

Minimum qualifications include:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, a related quantitative field, or equivalent practical experience
• 6+ years of experience building production systems using Java and/or Scala, with strong proficiency in Java and/or Scala for large-scale distributed data processing and familiarity with functional programming paradigms.
• Deep understanding of distributed batch and streaming data processing systems such as Spark, Flink, and Kafka
• Experience with big data ecosystem technologies such as HDFS, Hadoop, S3, MPP database, Kubernetes and Airflow.
• Proven track record of designing, launching, and scaling production-quality data pipelines that power product features
• Strong data intuition, backed by solid SQL and data analysis skills
• Experience with GDPR compliance and best practices for collecting, processing, and sharing data responsibly

Preferred qualifications include:

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to listen, influence, and drive solutions cohesively

Pay and benefits at Apple include 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.