Apple
Data Platform SRE, AI & Data Platforms (AiDP)
Austin, Texas · Full-time · Posted Aug 28, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years of professional software engineering experience with large-scale big data platforms.
About the job
Develops and operates large-scale data platforms that support analytics, reporting, and AI/ML applications, with a focus on reliability, performance, cost, and automation.
What you'll do
- Develop and operate large-scale big data platforms and support critical data applications.
- Optimize platform performance and cost, and automate operational tasks.
- Troubleshoot production issues and improve platform reliability and user experience.
What they ask for
- Strong programming skills in Java, Scala, Python, or Go.
- Expertise operating distributed data-processing systems, especially Apache Spark, and hands-on experience with table formats and data lake technologies such as Apache Iceberg.
- Background in incident management, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and production performance optimization.
- Proficiency with AWS and GCP, plus Unix/Linux systems and command-line tools.
Nice to have
- Experience with large-scale distributed systems, multi-tenant Kubernetes, workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow or DBT, or open-source contributions.
- Familiarity with AI/ML technologies such as GPUs, MLFlow, or Large Language Models (LLMs).
Tools
Java, Scala, Python, Go, Apache Spark, Apache Iceberg, AWS, GCP
AI focus
Supports AI/ML applications and the platform used for AI-powered innovation; familiarity with GPUs, MLFlow, or Large Language Models (LLMs) is preferred.
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