Apple's Special Services Team is seeking a Lead (Principal) Distributed Systems Engineer to design and build massively scalable, highly available services that power experiences for Apple customers both now and in the future.
Posted 1w ago
Lead Distributed Systems Engineer - Services Special Projects
Apple
Cupertino, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities
- designing services
- building services
- scaling systems
Requirements
- Design and build massively scalable
- Highly available services that power customer experiences
Job description
About Apple
Designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and online services.
Year founded
1976
Employees
166000
Industries
Activities
Organization type
Public
Headquarters
US
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