Senior Data Engineer, Find My
Apple · Cupertino, CA · Software and Services
About this role
Apple is hiring a senior-level Data Engineer based in Cupertino, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, Scala, AWS.
- Role
- Data Engineer
- Function
- data engineering
- Level
- senior
- Track
- Individual contributor
- Location
- Cupertino, CA
- Department
- Software and Services
- Posted
- Mar 12, 2026
Job description
from Apple careersThe Find My team is dedicated to building a seamless, private, and secure experience for users to locate their devices, personal items, and share location with friends and family. We're a group of highly motivated engineers, designers, and product managers who are passionate about creating a simple and reliable experience for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. We thrive in a fast paced environment where team members are often encouraged to wear multiple hats and contribute to various aspects of the product lifecycle. Innovation and creative problem-solving are at the heart of our team, and we constantly explore new approaches to deliver groundbreaking solutions while collaborating with diverse disciplines across the company, including hardware, software, and privacy, to deliver an exceptional user experience.
As a Data Engineer on our team, you'll thrive in a fast-paced, startup-like environment, collaborating closely with a passionate cross-functional team to transform complex data into insights that power our shared mission. You'll be instrumental in designing and building the analytics pipelines behind exciting new features, and your contributions will directly impact millions of users. We embrace continuous iteration and improvement, so you'll have the opportunity to learn, grow, and refine your skills as we build the future of Find My.
You will translate analytics needs from Data Science, Engineering, Product, and Program Management into high-quality, well-modeled data artifacts. Developing methods to monitor data quality and balancing competing priorities will be key to your success. You will dive deep into complex data engineering problems to ensure our solutions are extensible, reliable, and ready to deliver at scale.
<h3>Minimum Qualifications</h3>BS in Computer Science, Data Engineering, or related field
10+ years of experience working with large data sets and dimensional data modeling
10+ years of experience with data processing using Spark and SparkSQL
Experience with data pipeline orchestration tools
Expertise in Java or Scala, and experience with Python
Experience with Amazon Web Services, GCP, or Azure
Strong communication and collaboration skills
<h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3>Experience with open table formats such as Delta Lake or Apache Iceberg
Experience with Spark on Kubernetes
Experience with data quality monitoring and anomaly detection
Familiarity with BI/visualization tools (e.g., Superset)
Familiarity with privacy-preserving data engineering techniques
Experience with machine learning applied to the domain of data engineering and analytics