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Software Engineer, Observability

Apple · San Francisco Bay Area · Posted 2026-08-24

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Job description

The Apple Services Engineering (ASE) team is building the next generation of foundational tools that empower software developers at Apple to build products that our customers love. The Observability team within ASE is a fast moving, highly skilled team this is designing and building a suite of platforms and services that help Apple engineers observe and get insights into their systems. If the thought of working with petabytes of data interests you, this is the place to be. Our systems must scale globally, stay highly available, and “just work”, while supporting some of the largest services in world. That’s a tall order, and we’re looking to add more talented and passionate engineers who love challenges. If you’d love to join this amazing team, we’d love to hear from you. Minimum Qualifications: BS or MS in CS or equivalent 7+ years of industry experience Experience with Java Experience with designing, implementing and supporting highly scalable infrastructure services Deep understanding and work experience in distributed systems Deep understanding of core CS concepts including data structures, algorithms and concurrent programming Strong attention to detail and excellent analytical capabilities Great communication skills Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Observability solutions using OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana Experience building Observability platforms is preferred Experience designing and using columnar storage Familiarity with time series database internals Passion for developing and testing clear, robust code Ability to learn and apply new technologies and frameworks.