Software Engineer - Content Management Systems

Apple India Pvt Ltd; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple India Pvt Ltd, through its Marcom Interactive Engineering team, hires a Software Engineer to design, develop, and enhance scalable CMS platforms powering apple.com. You’ll tackle modern CMS problems at scale with Java backend services, Open Source technologies, and AI-assisted workflows.

The role emphasizes distributed systems, headless CMS concepts, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to deliver high-performance digital experiences.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development in Java.
• Experience with Java (11+) and Spring/Spring Boot ecosystem.
• Knowledge of RESTful/GraphQL web services.
• Working knowledge of SQL/NoSQL databases and data modeling for content-heavy apps.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and enhance modern CMS using Java and open-source tech.
• Work on backend services, APIs, content architecture, and integrations.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to deliver scalable CMS platforms.
• Explore AI-powered engineering workflows to improve CMS capabilities.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST/GraphQL APIs

SQL / NoSQL databases

CI/CD tooling (Maven/Gradle, Git,/JenK

Unit & integration testing

Front-end frameworks (React/Vue/Angula

Education

Bachelor’s in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Elasticsearch / Solr

Cloud platforms

Job description

Software Eng - Content Management Systems Summary

Marcom is the creatively-led global team that oversees Apple’s consumer facing marketing. We ensure the flawless development and execution of world-class communications across all medias and platforms. Every day, hundreds of millions of Apple customers around the world interact with our products. We drive the strategy and creative work that provide both new and existing customers with simple, engaging and inspiring marketing experiences.

Marcom's Interactive Engineering team works on many high-impact projects that serve various Apple lines of business. We use the latest in open source technologies and continue to evolve and deliver solutions on a worldwide scale. Working with a variety of multi-functional teams, the Interactive Engineering group brings it all together to deliver the interactive experiences with an excellent group of software engineers while having fun along the way. This team is exciting and fast-paced; it’s a great place for people with exacting standards who want their work to matter.

We are looking for a Software Engineer with 3+ years of experience to design, develop, and enhance modern, distributed, scalable, and high-performance Content Management Systems (CMS) using Java, open-source technologies, and modern software engineering practices. This role is critical to the evolution of Apple’s brand as you will be working with the teams taking apple.com to the next phase of its evolution. We are looking for engineers who are passionate about building modern CMS platforms, solving complex content management problems at scale, and leveraging AI-assisted engineering and agentic workflows to improve both CMS capabilities and software development productivity.

Description

This role provides an opportunity to build modern, distributed, and large-scale Content Management Systems that power apple.com and enable content to be created, managed, governed, and delivered across multiple digital experiences.

You will work across Java backend services, CMS platforms, content architecture, content modeling, workflows, APIs, integrations, search, distributed systems, cloud technologies, and AI-powered engineering workflows. The role is suited for an engineer who enjoys solving complex CMS problems at scale and is excited about the evolution of CMS platforms through headless architectures, open-source technologies, automation, and AI agents. The primary focus of this role is CMS engineering.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands‑on experience with Java‑based CMS or content platforms and their extension APIs.
• Experience with DAM or PIM solutions and integrations supporting content‑as‑a‑service at scale.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, and cloud platforms for deploying JVM services.
• Experience with caching and search technologies such as Redis, Memcached, Elasticsearch, or Solr.
• Experience with event‑driven architectures using Kafka or similar messaging systems.
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React / Vue / Angular) for CMS authoring interfaces.
• Hands‑on experience using AI/ML tools and AI coding assistants to accelerate development, testing, and operational excellence.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience building scalable, highly available backend and web applications in Java.
• Hands‑on experience with Java (Java 11 or later) and the Spring / Spring Boot ecosystem, including dependency injection, Spring MVC, and Spring Data.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience, with a focus on fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, and object‑oriented design.
• Experience designing and developing RESTful and/or GraphQL web services in Java.
• Working knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases and data modeling for content‑heavy applications.
• Experience with Java build and CI/CD tooling such as Maven or Gradle, Git, and Jenkins.
• Experience writing unit and integration tests with JUnit, Mockito, or similar frameworks.

Experience Level Mid Level