Apple
Software Engineer, AI Infrastructure
$185K–$325K
Cupertino, California · Full-time · Posted Jul 17, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years equivalent experience is an alternative to a BS/MS in Computer Science; experience building cloud services and distributed systems at scale is also required.
- Education
- BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience (5+ years).
About the job
Designs and operates secure, high-throughput, multi-region AI infrastructure and services used in Apple’s engineering workflows.
What you'll do
- Build and operate services for AI infrastructure and tooling at Apple scale, with high reliability demands.
- Develop load shaping, capacity and quota allocation, observability, and large-scale cost controls.
- Help create security controls, detections, responses, and workflows for Apple’s production build system.
What they ask for
- BS/MS in Computer Science or 5+ years equivalent experience.
- Strong problem-solving and logic skills in backend programming.
- Experience building cloud services and distributed systems at scale.
- Demonstrated end-to-end ownership of cross-organizational projects.
Nice to have
- Excellent skills in Python or Go.
- Familiarity with LLMs and AI-assisted development tools; security architecture design and review; or communicating complex technical concepts.
Pay
$184,700 and $324,800 USD base salary
Tools
Python, Go, LLMs
AI focus
Builds and operates secure AI infrastructure and tooling, including familiarity with LLMs and AI-assisted development tools.
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