Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas become extraordinary products, services and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you can accomplish. Would you like to shape the future of Apple's products and platform, and impact some of the most far-reaching software in the world?

The Core Data & Intelligence organization builds the data, models and services that accelerate the growth of Apple's services. This role sits on the team focused on iCloud. We enable better products, features and infrastructure for iCloud users, who access all their content across apps (Photos, Mail, Messages, FaceTime, Calendar and more) from all their devices, all the time. We do that by providing consistent, scalable, timely, accurate, complete and fully integrated data infrastructure and capabilities that accurately surface relevant information.

We're looking for an exceptional Data and Applied AI Engineer with a strong background in distributed data processing, sharp and demonstrable data intuition, and a passion for using data to make Apple's products and platform better. If hard, high-leverage problems at scale energize you, we'd love to hear from you.

You will build large-scale data pipelines and backend services, and partner closely with teams across iCloud to turn business needs into data solutions, iterating quickly at every stage of the pipeline. You will have real ownership and influence over the data platform that powers iCloud analytics and drives decisions across our products.

Who you are:
You are tenacious, relentless and determined.
You are curious: always learning new technologies, quickly synthesizing new information, and understanding the why before the what.
You turn vague requirements into scalable data solutions.
You care about excellence and enjoy picking up new technologies and frameworks.

+ 8+ years building efficient, large-scale data pipelines with Spark and other distributed data technologies (such as Hadoop, Presto, Flink or Druid).

+ Highly proficient in at least one of Java, Python or Scala, with strong SQL skills.

+ Solid grasp of the data lifecycle, including lineage, governance, privacy, retention and anonymity.

+ Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or equivalent work experience in data engineering.

+ Experience designing and building LLM-powered applications and intelligent agents at scale.

+ Experience in a complex, matrixed organization on cross-functional or cross-business projects.

+ Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to lead discussions on technology strategy and approach.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.