At Apple, great ideas turn into phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences at a pace few companies can match. We're looking for an experienced backend engineer to design and build massively scalable, highly available services that power experiences for Apple customers.
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Senior Distributed Systems Engineer - Services Special Projects
Apple
Cupertino, California, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities
- designing systems
- building services
- scaling systems
Requirements
- Experienced backend engineer to design and build massively scalable
- Highly available services powering customer experiences
Job description
About Apple
Designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and digital services.
Year founded
1976
Employees
166000
Industries
Activities
Organization type
Public
Latest investment
Post-IPO Debt (2026)
Headquarters
US
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