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Software Engineer (Observability Solutions) - Enterprise Technology Services

Apple· Software and Services
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Sunnyvale, CA$150.4k - $277.6kfull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Software Engineer role focused on building an observability platform for Apple IS&T/ ETS, handling petabyte-scale data, distributed systems, and Go-based backend services. Individual contributor role with ownership of components, collaboration with senior engineers, and emphasis on performance, reliability, and operational simplicity.

Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain highly available, fault-tolerant components of a distributed system operating at petabyte scale.
  • Design and implement backend services and features in Go, with attention to performance, correctness, and operational simplicity.
  • Participate in technical design discussions and contribute ideas to architecture decisions.
  • Take part in code reviews and help uphold engineering best practices across the team.
  • Investigate performance issues and implement fixes and improvements under guidance from senior team members.
  • Collaborate with peers and learn from senior engineers through pairing, code reviews, and design discussions.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline.
  • Strong proficiency in Go (Golang) with production experience building backend services or infrastructure components.
  • Solid experience designing and operating components of distributed systems — including replication, fault tolerance, and distributed coordination.
  • Hands-on experience contributing to systems that handle large-scale or petabyte-scale data workloads.
  • Good understanding of database internals — including storage engines, query optimization, and indexing strategies.
  • 4 -12 years of overall experience.
  • Experience contributing to observability platforms — including metrics pipelines (Prometheus), log aggregation (Elasticsearch), and Application Performance Monitoring (APM) tools.

Skills

Required:Go (Golang)Distributed SystemsObservability Tools

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Education reimbursement for advancing career (tuition)
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission payments (possible)
  • Relocation assistance (possible)
  • Stock programs (employee stock purchase plan)
  • Participation in discretionary employee stock programs (RSUs)
Last updated Oct 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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