Senior Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering

Seattle Until 9/22/2026 7+ years exp First posted July 24, 2026 Last posted July 24, 2026
Job description

The iCloud Services team includes iCloud Platform, iCloud SRE, iCloud Data Science, and Data Engineering. The team ensures the availability, high performance, and efficiency of iCloud services, as well as security and data privacy. iCloud Services includes Enterprise and Education. Enterprise builds products and services to help organizations of all shapes and sizes do their work using Apple products, while Education delivers great teaching and learning experiences.

Description

This team is more than a group of engineers -- it's a group passionate about Apple products, services, and engineering culture. The team is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to develop the next generation of cloud platform that powers Apple Intelligence Private Cloud Compute and focus on building the next generation of cloud services. Your work will power marquee Apple experiences such as FaceTime, iCloud Drive, Photos, Backup, and Push notifications services while also helping build new ones.

We are a high-leverage team designing, building, and growing Apple’s privacy-focused platform enabling many of Apple’s signature apps and experiences. Our work impacts over a billion users and is essential to the success of Apple’s growth in services. Our team is growing, you will have the unique opportunity to help us shape our culture and processes.

Minimum Qualifications

7+ years of experience building scalable micro-services
Experience with Containerization and Serverless (Docker, Kubernetes, KNative) Technologies
Proficient in Java
Experience operating and developing infrastructure and services in public cloud environments (AWS, GCP, or Azure)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an equivalent degree

Preferred Qualifications

Proficient with various programming languages such as Go and/or Swift
Enjoys learning new skills and technologies
Solid communications skills

About this role

Summary

Develop scalable micro-services for Apple’s cloud platform impacting over a billion users.

Job title

Senior Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering

Experience level

7+ years

Minimum experience

7+ years exp

Industry

software

Location requirements

must be in Seattle or remote work allowed

Salary

Not specified

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

micro-servicescontainerizationKubernetesDockerJavapublic cloud

Preferred skills

GoSwiftlearning new skillscommunication

Specializations

micro-servicescloud servicescontainerizationserverlesspublic cloud
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Seattle, WA, USA

Remote City

Seattle, WA, USA

On-site City