Software Engineer (Framework), Ai & Data Platforms

Apple; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple in Hyderabad, India seeks a Software Engineer to build data/ML tooling and data platforms. You will design scalable microservices, implement data processing and visualization, and customize open source solutions for Apple’s needs.

You’ll collaborate across teams to deliver high-quality software under tight deadlines, contributing to data observability, lineage, and model hubs while leveraging cloud-native architectures.

Qualifications

• 4+ years hands-on experience with Java, Python or Scala.
• Experience designing scalable microservices and REST APIs.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL data stores.
• Experience building cloud-native apps (AWS/GCP/others).
• Experience with DevOps tools, containers and Kubernetes.
• Good communication and ownership across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Build tools and features for Data and ML platforms, including data processing and visualization.
• Customize open-source solutions for Apple’s needs or build from ground up.

Skills

Java

Python

Scala

SQL

NoSQL

REST APIs

Cloud native

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Summary

Do you love understanding every detail of how new technologies work? Join the team that serves as Apple’s nerve center, our Information Systems and Technology group. There are countless ways you’ll contribute here, whether you’re coordinating technology needs for product launches, designing music solutions for retail locations, or ensuring the strength of in-store Wi‑Fi connections. From Apple Pay to the Apple website to our data centers around the globe, you’ll help design and manage the massive systems that countless employees and customers rely on every day. You’ll also build custom tools for employees, empowering them to solve complex problems on their own. Join our team, and together we’ll explore all the ways to improve how Apple operates, freeing our employees to do what they do best: craft magical experiences for our customers. The people here at Apple don’t just build products — we craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry‑leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.

Description

As a Software Engineer, you will be responsible for building various tools and features for Data and ML platforms, including data processing, insights portal, data observability, data lineage, model hub and data visualization. You will either work on building custom solutions ground up or take open source products and customize the same for Apple’s need.

We’re looking for an individual who loves to take challenges, tackles problems with imaginative solutions, works well in collaborative teams, and can produce high‑quality software under tight deadlines and constraints. This role involves building innovative tools and frameworks that can extend the functionality of 3rd party BI tools using APIs.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years hands on experience with Java, Python or Scala
• Experience in designing and developing scalable micro services and Rest APIs
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL data stores
• Experience in building and deploying cloud native applications/products (AWS/GCP/others)
• Experience using DevOps tools, containers and Kubernetes platform
• Good communication and personal skills: ability to interact and work well with members of other functional groups in a project team and a strong sense of project ownership

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of LLM serving and inference frameworks
• Knowledge of LangChain/LlamaIndex, enabling RAG applications and LLM orchestration
• Knowledge of Big data technologies and data platforms
• Knowledge of spark or other distributed computing frameworks
• Knowledge of SQL query engines like Trino, Hive etc.
• Experience in javascript libraries, frameworks such as React is a plus

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