Senior Platform Engineer
New York City, New York, United States
Software and Services
At Apple, we believe in the power of technology to enrich people's lives. Everything we build is designed to empower people, including our advertising platform. We deliver ads in a way that benefits both customers and advertisers — helping people discover content, supporting creators, and protecting and respecting everyone’s privacy.
Our technology makes advertising possible on the App Store, Apple News, Stocks, and Apple TV. Our technology and services power advertising in Apple News and Search Ads in App Store. Our platforms are highly-performant, deployed at scale, and setting new standards for enabling effective advertising while protecting user privacy! Everything we do is with the unwavering commitment to privacy you expect from Apple. Because when advertising is done right, it benefits everyone.
We are seeking a Platform Engineer to help provide our engineers with an intuitive platform for delivering high-quality, secure, software.
Description
The Platform Engineer will join a dynamic team, responsible for architecting and maintaining our cutting-edge infrastructure. As a key player, you'll drive the design and implementation of scalable solutions, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. Your expertise will be pivotal in ensuring high availability, reliability, and performance across our platform. Bring your expertise in cloud technologies, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and CI/CD pipelines to spearhead innovation and lead the development of robust, automated deployment processes.
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of proven experience in large scale software development.
- 5+ years collaborating across organizations with other specialists for feedback on proposed designs and product direction.
- 2+ years influencing teams cross-functionality and driving change.
- Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience.
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated ownership and health of CI/CD pipelines from dev to production environments.
- Understanding of the test pyramid and how that applies across the software development lifecycle.
- Practical experience building and shipping services on Kubernetes on Azure, GCP, or AWS.
- Strong programming skills in Python or Java, familiar with databases, SQL, and scripting languages.
- Understanding of Big Data technologies like Hadoop, Kafka, Spark, Cassandra.
- Experience with a wide range of modern infrastructure tools and technologies.
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
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