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Principal Software Engineer - Apple Data Platform
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- Nov 6, 2026today
- Recorded sightings
- 1
- Reposted
- once since Aug 27, 2026
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About Apple
- People
- About 166,000 in 2025, up 1% from the year before.Annual report (SEC Form 10-K)
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- Listed as AAPL.
- H-1B visas
- 1,599 approved for new hires in fiscal 2025.US Citizenship and Immigration Services
- Layoff notices
- Notices this year and last cover 57 people. The latest was filed April 23, 2026.State WARN notices
Job description
Help us build the Apple Data Platform in China! We are establishing a new engineering organization from the ground up to build and operate Apple's next-generation data platform for customers in China. As the founding principal engineer on the team, you'll own the architecture of the platform that powers data, analytics, and AI workloads while meeting regional regulatory and data residency requirements.
Working in close partnership with the global Apple Data Platform organization, you'll bring world-class platform capabilities to China, solve large-scale distributed systems challenges, and set the technical foundation that will support Apple's long-term growth in the region.
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Shanghai
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