About the role

What will you do at Apple?

The Asset Intelligence Platform is the consolidated registry that maps

applications and services to their underlying infrastructure and dependencies

across our data centers, compute facilities, and labs, spanning both internal

and third-party environments. By aggregating data from dozens of integrations

and discovery tools, it forms the information backbone for operational

excellence, IT service management, software asset management, and critical

security, privacy, and compliance programs. In any large, evolving

infrastructure, visibility is the foundation for everything that follows. Teams

responsible for security, compliance, and reliability depend on accurate,

comprehensive insight into the environment to do their jobs effectively, and

this platform delivers it. As the Application Engineer in this role, you won't

just keep the system running—you'll help it evolve alongside the infrastructure

and the stakeholders who rely on it.

DESCRIPTION

We are seeking an Application Engineer who operates at the intersection of

customer need and engineering execution.

In this role, you will

develop a deep
understanding of the problems internal customers face, translate those insights
into product direction, onboard new teams onto the platform, support established
users, and help stakeholders at every level understand the business value this
system delivers. This is a role for someone who wants meaningful influence over
both the what and the how of a product, and who values the people using a system
as much as the system itself.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
8+ years of experience in a role combining technical depth with customer or
product engagement, such as solutions engineering, technical product management,
application engineering, or a comparable discipline Strong understanding of
infrastructure and platform engineering, including data centers, cloud
environments, networking, compute, and the services built on top of them
Technical fluency sufficient to read and review code, write scripts or
prototypes, work with APIs and data models, and contribute meaningfully to
architecture discussions Demonstrated ability to build trust with customers,
understand their needs deeply, and communicate solutions clearly Strong product
instincts, including the ability to evaluate tradeoffs, assess impact, and
prioritize based on customer and business value
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Familiarity with IT operations concepts such as asset management, configuration
management, or CMDB tools Exposure to security, privacy, and compliance
frameworks Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to operate effectively across
a broad and evolving set of responsibilities Excellent written and verbal
communication skills, with the ability to convey complex technical topics to
both technical and non-technical audiences

Which skills does this role require?

Infrastructure EngineeringPlatform EngineeringAPI IntegrationData ModelingTechnical Product ManagementSolutions EngineeringScriptingConfiguration ManagementCloud EnvironmentsNetworkingTechnical CommunicationStakeholder ManagementArchitecture DesignProduct PrioritizationAsset Intelligence PlatformIT InventoryIS&TData CentersCompute FacilitiesIT Service ManagementSoftware Asset ManagementInfrastructureAPIsData ModelsPrototyping

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