CareerPlan

Performance & Capacity Engineer, Infrastructure Services

San Francisco Bay Area, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-10-29 → 2026-11-10

Core

Develop intelligent analytical tools, predictive models, and data-driven solutions to support capacity planning, traffic forecasting, and performance optimization for Apple's Core Backbone and Internet Edge network.

Role type

Senior IC data scientist (network infrastructure)

Builds

Predictive models, analytical tools, and interactive dashboards for global network operations

Domain

Telecommunications / Network Infrastructure

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Python, mathematical modeling, statistical analysis, time-series forecasting, data visualization, SQL/NoSQL, AI/ML techniques

Preferred skills

Linux/Unix, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), CI/CD, Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-Learn, network telemetry concepts

Technologies

Python, PostgreSQL, MySQL, NoSQL, Flask, FastAPI, React, Dash, Streamlit, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD

Responsibilities

Develop mathematical and statistical models for capacity planning and demand forecasting; Analyze large-scale network telemetry to identify traffic patterns and anomalies; Design and develop interactive dashboards to communicate analytical findings; Build scalable data processing pipelines for network performance datasets; Apply AI/ML techniques to automate anomaly detection and enhance forecasting accuracy; Run scenario analysis to test network capacity under various conditions.