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Software Engineer - Compute Networking

Apple· Software and Services
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Hybrid (Seattle, Washington)$142.3k - $263.3kFull-timePosted 2w ago

About the role

Role focused on designing and building reliable, high-performance compute infrastructure with an emphasis on networking and software-defined networking (SDN) for Apple’s in-house cloud technologies. Collaborate across teams to develop, debug, deploy, and maintain SDN solutions for various compute platforms, ensuring quality, performance, and good user experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Closely collaborate with teams within and across organizations
  • Design, implement, and debug software components
  • Write and review code, generate and review design documentation
  • Participate in qualifications and rollouts of software to production clusters
  • Benchmark, analyze and improve scale, performance and resiliency issues
  • Hold yourself and others to a high quality standard expected of Apple products

Qualifications

  • BS with 2+ years of experience in system software development or MS in Computer Science
  • Strong systems programming skills and knowledge of operating system fundamentals
  • Experience with SDN, Overlay networking protocols
  • Understanding of Rest APIs / gRPC APIs and a grasp of distributed program concepts
  • Fluency in Go (Golang) in a systems context
  • Strong understanding of concurrency, parallelism and distributed systems concepts
  • Ability to effectively communicate within a team and with project stakeholders
  • Excellent problem solving and analytical thinking skills
  • Enthusiastic about quality, design, and user experience

Skills

Required:Go (Golang)SDN / Overlay networkingDistributed systems conceptsREST / gRPC APIsOperating system fundamentalsCommunicationProblem solving / analytical thinkingQuality and user experience mindset

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • educational expense reimbursement including tuition
  • potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments
  • relocation assistance (where applicable)
  • Apple shareholder programs (stock options/RSUs)
Last updated Oct 9, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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