Software Engineer — CloudKit Client

Imagine what we could create together! At Apple, innovative ideas quickly transform into groundbreaking products, services, and customer experiences. Bring your passion and dedication to your role, and there’s no limit to what we can achieve. Apple is seeking an experienced Software Engineer to contribute to the development of the next generation of cloud services infrastructure. You’ll be working on crucial components of the iCloud platform and introducing innovative fundamental capabilities. Your work will power entirely new applications and enhance existing ones like FaceTime, PushNotifications, iCloud Drive, Photos, and Backup. This is your chance to make a real impact. You’ll collaborate with exceptional teams of engineers who genuinely love engineering and prioritize user privacy.

Description

We work on the client-side of iCloud services, building the foundations for a secure and private cloud from device to device encrypted storage in the cloud to protected computation. Apple’s commitment to privacy runs deep and this team is key to extending this commitment to the cloud. This position will involve close collaboration with the CloudKit team, several teams working on server components as well as Apple’s Cryptography and Privacy teams. This job entails both low-level (C/Objective C, libdispatch, POSIX APIs) and system-level skills (synchronization protocols, framework design, IPCs, multi-process performance work, system-wide resource sharing.) Reliability is essential, and we’re looking for engineers with a real passion for building complex systems that will seamlessly recover in the event of errors. In this role, you will: • Work with adopters to craft clear APIs • Work with the network and file system stacks to build performant daemons • Work with our server counterparts to design scalable features and protocols • Implement core components of the cryptographic protection of cloud data

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of software engineering experience with strong programming skills in Objective-C and/or Swift Experience in Swift concurrency Experience in building system-level frameworks and APIs Excellent communication Bachelor's Degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience

Preferred Qualifications

Experience building on Apple Platforms (macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, etc.) Ability to build relationships with diverse groups of people Experience with Event-based programming or inter-process communication is a plus Proven track record of working on rapid development cycles and shipping software on tight schedules