About this role

Apple is hiring a mid-level Infrastructure Engineer in the software engineering function based in Cupertino, CA. The posting calls out experience with Python, Java, Go, Ruby.

Role: Infrastructure Engineer
Function: software engineering
Level: mid
Track: Individual contributor
Location: Cupertino, CA
Department: Software and Services
Posted: Apr 27, 2026

Job description

from Apple careers

We are building and supporting new and existing critical infrastructural systems and frameworks which provide and support services like structured and unstructured storage, caching, queueing, searching, and much more at hyperscale. These form the platform upon which many iCloud and other backend systems at Apple are built. The team is responsible for the next generation platform that will power Apple’s infrastructural services. These services operate at extremely large scale and store exabytes of data. The platform will support a variety of services based on open-source software, such as Kubernetes, Cassandra, Zookeeper, Kafka, Redis, etc, alongside internally developed services.
We are looking for a strong, enthusiastic developer to join as a member of this group. This person will have a tremendous amount of individual responsibility and influence over the direction the core platform of many critical Apple internet services takes for years to come. You are someone with ideas and real passion for software delivered as a service to improve reuse, efficiency, and simplicity. This engineer’s work will affect hundreds of millions of users and be essential to the success of some of the most visible current and future Apple features.
<h3>Minimum Qualifications</h3>Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, an engineering-related field, or equivalent related experience.
3+ years experience as a backend internet services software developer.
Deep understanding of multi-threading concepts and design of highly concurrent applications.
Understanding of distributed system concepts including: the CAP Theorem, micro-services, and the Twelve Factor App.
Knowledge of SDLC, including continuous integration, testing methodologies, TDD and agile development methodologies.
Fluency in one or more high-level programming languages like Golang (preferred), Java, Python, Ruby or equivalent.
Understanding of base internet infrastructure services including DNS, DHCP , LDAP , server virtualization, server monitoring
<h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3>Experience with large scale server provisioning and maintenance (OpenStack Ironic, Metal3, MAAS, xCat, Netbox, Tinkerbell)
Experience with development within Kubernetes ecosystem, including operator framework, controllers and CRDs
Experience with UI frameworks such as React, Angular or JQuery
Some exposure to hardware bootstrap and associated security (PXE, BIOS, TPM, secure boot, trusted computing)
Some exposure to structured or unstructured storage and caching.
Some exposure to automating operations processes via services and tools.
Some exposure to configuration management and fleet orchestration via Puppet, Chef, Ansible, or others.
Some exposure to cloud services (AWS S3/EC2/CloudFront/Steps... or equivalent).