Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Storage

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior Software Engineer, Distributed Storage

• Focus: Building a unified distributed storage abstraction layer for object, block, and future file storage

Description

You will help create a storage substrate that unifies object, block, and future file interfaces behind a consistent, extensible abstraction. The platform will provide scalable data distribution, robust replication and fault recovery, and a high-performance IO path for workloads running in Apple Cloud. The systems are designed for self-healing, automatic rebalancing, and low-latency access.

Responsibilities

• Design and build a storage substrate that provides a consistent abstraction over heterogeneous storage backends

• Build scalable data distribution and placement algorithms to balance load and ensure durability

• Implement robust redundancy mechanisms (replication, erasure coding, etc.) and automated recovery

• Collaborate with multiple storage teams to ensure unified semantics and operational consistency

• Collaborate with hardware engineering to integrate evolving drive capabilities into the unified storage layer

• Contribute to system observability, correctness testing, chaos/fault-injection frameworks, and production hardening

• Drive cross-functional design reviews and help define long-term technical strategy for Apple’s storage platform

Requirements

• Strong problem-solving skills rooted in data structures, distributed systems, and concurrency

• 7+ years of professional experience building and operating distributed systems

• Demonstrated ownership and history of delivering production systems

• Proficiency in one or more systems languages: Java, Rust

• Asynchronous and thread-safe programming

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Benefits

Opportunity to shape a foundational, long-term storage platform for cloud storage strategy