Software Development Engineer - Applications [REQ#200606207]

APPLE INC has the following available for Software Development Engineer - Applications (REQ#200606207) in Seattle, Washington. Research, design, and develop software or specialized utility programs for the App Store. Analyze user needs and develop software solutions, applying principles and techniques of computer science, engineering, and mathematical analysis .Responsible for building Spark or Scala pipelines, metrics, and performance of related analysis to determine whether metrics are valid for intended function to support the App Store. Design and develop large scale, big data Extract, transform and load multiple pipelines. Work with Cross-Functional Analytics teams to curate and assimilate insights on the growth of App Store. Design and develop reusable toolkit, library, framework to support the architecture and ease of future implementations in App Store. Responsible for engineering and analysis on new projects and features on App Store. Use external and internal tools like Azkaban, Airflow, Data-pipelines3 to orchestrate, schedule, maintain and monitor production pipeline. Assist stakeholders with data analysis and design data models. Provide highest quality of data to consumers by debugging and fixing any existing data issues on the App Store Data. Implement product lifecycle with continuous integration, testing methodologies, test-driven development and agile development methodologies to produce high fidility products and solution that will improve the App Store customer experience. $137,259 - $204,000/yr.

REQUIREMENTS: Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Information Technology, Information Science, Computer Science or related field and 2 years of experience in the job offered or related occupation.

2 year of experience with each of the following skills is required:

1. Building concurrent and parallel processing applications using Scala

2. ScalaTest testing framework to write unit tests to handle real time user engagement streaming data

3. Spark core libraries for distributed data processing

4. Spark SQL and data frames

5. Design and implement data storage solutions on Hadoop Distributed File System (HDFS).

6. Monitor, troubleshoot and ensure the performance and reliability of Hadoop environments.

7. Design ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes for data ingestion into Hive

8. Design and implement high-throughput, fault-tolerant data streaming solutions using Apache Kafka.

9. Develop and maintain data ingestion pipelines for real-time data processing.

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At 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 $137,259 - $204,000/yr., 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 Benefits:

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