Software Engineering Intern, Apple Services Engineering

Summary We are looking for a Software Engineering Intern to help develop the next-generation of Apple's cloud services infrastructure. You will be working on the FoundationDB query engine that powers CloudKit, Apple's foundational privacy-focused database platform, which securely stores users' data and seamlessly keeps it synchronized across all their Apple devices.

CloudKit manages data at a massive scale! It is a strongly-consistent database of structured data that serves billions of active Apple customers. Considered the bedrock of iCloud, it is purpose built to be performant, highly available, and extremely scalable. CloudKit is a framework designed to the highest standards of user privacy that not only empowers developers to build highly collaborative and secure applications, but it is also the storage foundation for Apple's signature cloud experiences, such as Photos, Drive, Notes, Keynote, News, and many third party applications!

We are a world-class team who has a real passion for engineering and delivering high quality services to Apple's customers. As an intern in a versatile organization, you will contribute to new fundamental capabilities that will help power entirely new applications and scale existing ones.

Description We are looking for students who have a passion for building fault-tolerant distributed systems. Our engineers thrive in a complex environment that prioritises the customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Work on the FoundationDB query engine at the core of CloudKit, with guidance from a dedicated mentor
• Help design, develop, and support a multi-tenant platform with many underlying technologies
• Partner with teams across Apple to develop and ship new customer-facing features
• Contribute to end-to-end project execution, from design reviews and through production releases
• Learn how to deploy, scale, and maintain highly concurrent and throughput intensive services
• Assist with triaging, investigating, and remediating production and operational issues

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or an equivalent degree
• Experience developing software in Java, C, or C++, gained through coursework, projects, or prior work
• Coursework or project experience with data structures and algorithms
• Available to work full-time for the duration of the internship

Preferred Qualifications

• Background with KV data stores, e.g., FoundationDB, DynamoDB, or Cassandra
• Fundamentals in storage systems, e.g., schema design, indexes, and transactions
• Familiar with database query processing, e.g., query planning, execution, or optimisation
• Exposure to concurrent and multi-threaded programming

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