Senior Data Engineer

Role Number: 200691076Team: Software and ServicesLocation: CupertinoWeekly Hours: 40Posted: 2026-10-26SummaryAt Apple, we find joy in solving hard problems, and we are motivated by curiosity to keep making our products better. Apple Services Engineering's Device Compute Analytics team provides the data foundation for Apple's internal device cloud, which supports all of Apple's hardware, software, and services. Our work helps Apple ship entirely new products and features, and gives teams the data to keep existing ones meeting a high standard.We are looking for a senior data engineer to own our data lakehouse: turning a stream of device and compute events into data that is accurate, timely, and easy to explore. You will build the pipelines and table designs that power forecasting, capacity planning, and fair cross-charging across the organization, and help us spot issues before an internal customer ever notices them. Join a high-performing team, work with colleagues across Apple, and make data that people across the company rely on.DescriptionYou will own the data lakehouse that turns raw device and compute events into reliable, fast-to-query tables. You will build and run the Spark pipelines, design the tables that dashboards query through Trino, and put in place the checks that keep the data accurate and timely. Over time, you will also take over the ingestion of those events from Kafka.Our services publish events describing device lifecycle, job and session activity, provisioning, and failures, and those events land in Iceberg. You will turn them into datasets people can trust and build on, working with a data analyst and a full-stack engineer (who builds the dashboards) on the team, as well as application engineers and teams across Apple.Minimum QualificationsBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field7+ years of professional data engineering experience building production data pipelines at scale, including diagnosing and improving the performance of data jobs and queries, or equivalent advanced degree plus experienceProduction experience with Apache Spark, including batch and streaming (Structured Streaming) pipelinesStrong data modeling skills, with experience designing analytics schemas on Apache Iceberg or comparable lakehouse table formatsProficiency in Java or Scala, and strong SQLExperience building data quality checks and monitoring for production pipelines, including freshness and completeness alerting and reconciliation between source and derived dataProductive use of AI coding tools in real delivery, with the discipline to validate generated code and queriesExcellent communication and critical thinking skills in a team environmentPreferred QualificationsProduction experience with Apache Kafka as a streaming sourceProduction experience with Apache Flink, including the Iceberg sink, exactly-once delivery, and stateful jobs on KubernetesExperience with data contracts and schema management as code (for example schema registries or dbt model contracts)Experience tuning tables and queries for a distributed SQL engine such as TrinoExperience with workflow orchestration and Python automationExperience building dashboards or data applications that put data in front of users, with attention to visual designExperience owning the design of a data platform or pipeline, not just implementing itExperience mentoring engineers and leading cost or reliability improvementsPay & BenefitsAt Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $184,700 and $324,800, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple BenefitsNote: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.EEO StatementApple 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. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicantAccessibilityAt Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.Learn about accessibility in Apple’s workplaceLearn about reasonable accommodations for job applicantsApplication DeadlineApple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.