Software Engineer, iCloud Platform
Added 12 Oct · still live
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Salary
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£54,700
Going rate
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This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 2134 (100% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £54,700, and Apple is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
In 2025, Apple assigned 84 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2134 jobs, according to the Home Office.
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| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2134 Programmers and software development professionals Most likely code | £38,300 | £43,700 | £49,200 | £54,700 |
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About the role
Summary
Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there's no telling what we could accomplish.
Apple is looking for a Software Engineer to contribute to developing the next generation of iCloud Platform. You will help build and enhance key components of systems that enable new applications and experiences for millions of users. Whether working on privacy-preserving cloud infrastructure or media processing and content delivery systems, you will collaborate with world-class teams around the world who have a real passion for engineering and delivering features that maintain strong privacy guarantees to end users.
Description
We are high-impact teams that design, build, and operate novel functionality across Apple's iCloud Platform. Our work spans privacy-preserving cloud compute infrastructure and media processing systems that enable many of Apple's signature apps and experiences. This work is crucial to the success of Apple's growth in services, enabling new features that will change the world.
This role will take you beyond the systems and services you will find elsewhere. Privacy is paramount at Apple, and this role involves close collaboration with Privacy and Security teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong quality focus and be motivated by helping evolve services into reliable scalable systems.
If you're passionate about building technology that protects users' privacy at cloud scale, bring a collaborative mindset, and want to work on problems that have never been solved before, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there's no telling what we could accomplish.
Apple is looking for a Software Engineer to contribute to developing the next generation of iCloud Platform. You will help build and enhance key components of systems that enable new applications and experiences for millions of users. Whether working on privacy-preserving cloud infrastructure or media processing and content delivery systems, you will collaborate with world-class teams around the world who have a real passion for engineering and delivering features that maintain strong privacy guarantees to end users.
Description
We are high-impact teams that design, build, and operate novel functionality across Apple's iCloud Platform. Our work spans privacy-preserving cloud compute infrastructure and media processing systems that enable many of Apple's signature apps and experiences. This work is crucial to the success of Apple's growth in services, enabling new features that will change the world.
This role will take you beyond the systems and services you will find elsewhere. Privacy is paramount at Apple, and this role involves close collaboration with Privacy and Security teams. The ideal candidate will have a strong quality focus and be motivated by helping evolve services into reliable scalable systems.
If you're passionate about building technology that protects users' privacy at cloud scale, bring a collaborative mindset, and want to work on problems that have never been solved before, we want to hear from you.
Responsibilities
- You'll work as part of teams developing groundbreaking architecture—leveraging relationships with colleagues in Apple Silicon, hardened Operating Systems, the memory-safe Swift language, anonymized networking, and much more. Our systems are distributed in nature, and you will gain experience reasoning about different failure models that may occur. You will be comfortable working with cross-functional partner teams to deliver the best outcomes.
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- Foundation in Computer Science fundamentals - through experience or education
- Programming proficiency in high-level languages—Swift is preferable, but other languages common in server-side ecosystems (Java, Go, Rust, C# etc.) are valued
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- Demonstrated ability to independently manage projects from design through delivery; strong technical depth in distributed systems or related areas
- Communication - Skilled in cross-functional communication and collaboration
- Experience solving complex problems across multiple layers of the stack
- Designing and evolving application layer protocols for distributed systems—especially protobuf and gRPC, though HTTP REST and API design experience is helpful
- Understanding of security techniques and technologies—e.g. certificates, software signing, attestation
- Deep understanding of security and privacy technologies in distributed systems
- Cloud - Knowledge of Kubernetes or other methods of automating and scaling cloud deployments, load balancing and traffic routing
- Systems - Understanding of Linux or Apple OS fundamentals
- Experience with cloud-scale infrastructure, observability, and operational excellence
- Experience in the Media Streaming domain (Video formats, Codecs, HLS) is a plus
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Where this offer sits in the market
Programmers and software development professionals (SOC 2134) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~399k in sampleSOC 2134
- Middle half £42,536–76,752
- Median £56,784
- Going rate £54,700
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £38,300–49,200
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Apple holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. In 2025, Apple assigned 84 or more Certificates of Sponsorship for SOC 2134 jobs, according to the Home Office. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 2134 going rate of £54,700. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.