Job Details

Cloud Network Observability Architect

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Jun 17, 2025

Role Number: 200608638

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.

The Apple Cloud Networking team builds software-defined network infrastructure as a part of Apple Cloud. Our infrastructure is a critical foundation in delivering Apple’s services (such as iCloud, iTunes, Siri, Maps) to billions of customers. We are a fast paced organization where drive and collaboration are the keys to success. Teams across Apple rely critically on us for infrastructure that help them build services that scale globally, are highly available, and “just work”. We listen to different perspectives, help surface innovative ideas, and drive decisions that move us forward.

As a part of the Apple Cloud Network team, you will strategize, build and operationalize innovative observability products and solutions that will craft the future of our hyper-scale network infrastructure. We are looking for candidates who have a strong passion in building sophisticated large scale systems for high performance and reliability with broad experience in distributed systems architecture and networking!

Description

In this strategic role, you’ll develop frameworks and systems to monitor network performance, reliability, and security in environments spanning AWS, Azure, GCP, and on-prem systems.

Your mission: ensure deep, real-time insight into traffic flows, latency, connectivity, and cloud service interactions to enable fast detection, diagnosis, and resolution of network issues.

You will partner with engineering, security, and operations teams to implement monitoring for VPCs, VPNs, Inter-Connects, load balancers, service meshes, DNS, and firewall traffic across cloud providers. Define telemetry standards and observability KPIs for cloud networking: latency, jitter, packet loss, throughput, and service reachability.

Minimum Qualifications

• Expertise in designing and operationalizing large scale distributed, fault-tolerant observability platform

• Strong understanding of cloud-native networking components: VPCs, peering, transit gateways, service meshes, NATs, firewalls, etc

• Deep knowledge of API design and interface technologies (JSON, ProtoBuf, REST, RPC, XML, etc)

• Strong systems programming skills including multi-threading, concurrency, caching, batching

• In depth knowledge of K8s, OpenStack, system virtualization, build systems and infrastructure as code

Preferred Qualifications

• 10+ years of proven experience in designing and operationalizing large scale distributed, fault-tolerant observability platform

• BS in Computer Science or equivalent

Pay & Benefits

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 $175,800 and $312,200, 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. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

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