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Description
The Edge CDN Engineering team develops software services that power the content delivery infrastructure for Apple. Our infrastructure supports content distribution for Apple's installed base of devices and the related services that are used by more than a billion people. Our proxy server infrastructure is critical to Apple's services, within and outside the company.

We’re looking for a software engineer with a unique blend of experience and interest in systems, architecture, network and software development practices. You will be part of a forward-thinking and dynamic team responsible for building Apple’s content delivery infrastructure.","responsibilities":"Develop, evaluate, test, and maintain proxy server software
Investigate performance and efficiency improvements for proxy server software
Participate on implementation teams to integrate new designs into production with minimal impact to operations
Troubleshoot performance issues within the infrastructure using both open source and commercial tools
Directly interface and coordinate with other internal business groups and external partners.

Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge of DNS, BGP, TLS, and certificates
Experience with Linux performance analysis
Knowledge of content caching techniques and algorithms
Ability/familiarity in using GenAI for software development
Experience with Git and C/C++ toolchains
We don’t expect you to have worked on anything quite our scale, but experience with large web services or similar systems (big data, high performance, distributed systems) will be helpful.
Production Engineering backgrounds are appreciated. We’re running a production service, so knowledge of the full stack is helpful.

Minimum Qualifications
More than 5 years of proven ability in software development and “Internet infrastructure”
Excellent capability in C/C++ software development
Knowledge of networking, especially HTTP and TCP/IP
Creative problem-solving skills
You should adopt a product-focused mindset to understanding and predicting user needs and deliver valuable product features
You will need to excel in a fast-paced and dynamic environment with the ability to multi-task
Ability to work independently and collaborate well within a distributed team environment
Excellent organizational and communication skills