Do you thrive at the intersection of big-picture thinking and hands-on technical execution? Are you energized by designing systems that are resilient, scalable, and elegant? As part of our CAD Infrastructure Development group, you'll help architect and build the distributed systems that power our products at scale. You'll ensure our services can seamlessly and efficiently handle large-scale demands. Joining this group means you'll be responsible for shaping the technical direction of our platform infrastructure. Together, you and your team will build the foundation that enables our engineering organization to deliver reliable, performant experiences to our customers. In this role, you will get to design new architectures and define patterns that enable other engineers to build better products, faster.
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Software Architect – Distributed Systems & Platform Engineering
Apple
Austin, Texas, United States
OnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities
- designing systems
- building infrastructure
- defining patterns
Requirements
- Design and build resilient
- Scalable distributed systems and platform architectures
- Define patterns and technical direction to enable engineering teams to deliver reliable
- High-performance services
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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