Software Development Engineer - Traffic Network Proxying, ASE

Join Apple's innovative team to shape the future of traffic and service development. In this role, you will drive the design, development, and maintenance of network services, proxies, meshes, libraries, and other critical infrastructure components that ensure secure, scalable, and transparent connectivity across Apple cloud environments!

As a Traffic Engineer, you will orchestrate the design and development of cutting-edge traffic components, ranging from network proxying and load balancing to security, routing, and quality of service. These components power Apple services at an unprecedented scale for hundreds of millions of users worldwide. In this role, you'll be instrumental in enhancing our network stack for improved ingress and egress functionality, helping architect the backbone of Apple.\n\nThis position goes beyond coding. It's about pushing the boundaries of what's possible in software development by addressing challenges at an extraordinary scale and driving innovation in traffic management. If you're passionate about shaping the future of network engineering and influencing the direction of an industry giant, this is your opportunity to shine.\n\nAt Apple, we are committed to fostering a collaborative work environment where you can choose the balance between focused work and social interaction. You'll provide and receive technical guidance and mentorship, nurturing a culture that values each team member's unique skills, backgrounds, and working styles. We pride ourselves on an encouraging, growth-focused culture that also supports a healthy work-life balance.

2+ years of relevant industry experience\nProfessional expertise in software engineering\nSkilled with one or more advanced programming language such as C, C++, Java or Go\nFull product lifecycle ownership mindset (design implementation production)\nPassionate about improving the team and partners you work with\nBS degree or higher in Computer Science, a related field, or equivalent experience

Traffic and Edge: Professional expertise in Traffic/Edge Engineering or Cloud Networking\nExpertise with Envoy: experience developing and deploying control-plane components for Envoy, including but not limited to EnvoyGateway and other proxy-related services.\nProficiency in Golang: experience in writing performant and efficient Golang code in production environments.\nProficiency in Java: experience in Java, with a good understanding of object-oriented programming, multi-threading, and JVM performance tuning.\nProficiency in Kubernetes: Experience with Kubernetes for orchestrating microservices, with knowledge of deployments, services, ingress controllers, and custom controllers.\nInfrastructure Traffic Experience: Familiarity with traffic management patterns, service discovery, load balancing, observability, and security in modern distributed systems.\nAPI Design: Ability to design RESTful APIs and gRPC services for integration with internal and external systems.\nCollaborative Mindset: Strong communication skills with an ability to collaborate effectively with remote teams.\nExperience with Large-Scale Distributed Systems: Experience in designing and maintaining large-scale systems that handle significant volumes of traffic across complex infrastructure setups. This includes knowledge of performance tuning, resource management, and the ability to scale systems efficiently.