Software Application Support Engineer

APPLE SOUTH ASIA PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Singapore is seeking a Software Application Support Engineer to provide world-class support. The role involves troubleshooting global incidents, contributing to technical specifications, and collaborating with engineering teams. Candidates should have a degree in a STEM field and 1+ years of software engineering or application support experience. Strong troubleshooting skills and coding knowledge in Java are necessary. The position involves flexible hours to support critical incidents.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of software engineering or application support experience.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Good knowledge of RDBMS, PL/SQL.

Responsibilities

• Manage and troubleshoot global incidents related to Apple Online Store.
• Contribute to development of technical specifications and support documentation.
• Conduct root cause analysis and log defects.
• Assist with global support strategy for new product releases.

Skills

Software engineering or application support experience

Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills

Coding knowledge in Java

Skills in monitoring and alerting

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or in a STEM field

Tools

RDBMS

PL/SQL

Unix Shell Scripting

Job description

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, excellent ideas have a way of becoming great products, services, and customer experiences. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish. We at Apple don’t just build products, we craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries! Apple is where individual creativities come together to create extraordinary products and services. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver, is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger!

Description

Here on the Retail Engineering Operations & Support team (REOS), we provide world-class support to Apple stores worldwide, both online and physical stores. Our main goal is to facilitate a magical, personalized shopping experience where customers can buy, and learn everything Apple, wherever they are. To achieve this, we’re looking for someone with extraordinary talent and passion to help us do extraordinary things. We are seeking a Software Application Support Engineer, who will collaborate closely with engineers from various technical backgrounds and to resolve issues across Apple’s retail applications. As a hands-on, proactive problem solver, you will challenge the status quo, continuously learn, and strive for excellence in every aspect of your work. Critical thinking, analysis, documenting, and communicating within the team and cross-functionally is critical to the success of the role. Their role will include:

• Managing and troubleshooting global incidents related to Apple Online Store for our user base globally.
• Contributing to the development of functional requirements, technical specifications, and support documentation for automation and process improvements.
• Conducting root cause analysis, logging defects, and collaborating with engineering, leadership and partner teams to prioritize fixes.
• Assisting with the global support strategy for new product releases and feature launches.
• Collaborating on cross-functional process enhancements to improve efficiency and service quality.
• Work non-standard hours to support your teams with ongoing incident mitigation, which may occur at any time/day of the week.
• Share on-call rotation with other team members to support apps and services in scope.
• Take knowledge transition from engineering teams for changes being rolled out in production. Assess the need for production monitoring and alert setup.

Minimum Qualifications

• 1+ years of software engineering or application support experience
• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS or in a STEM field.
• Skills and experience in monitoring, alerting, fault analysis, and automation.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Coding knowledge in Java, Scala and frameworks related to Java.
• Good knowledge of RDBMS, PL/SQL.

Preferred Qualifications

• Good knowledge of Unix Shell Scripting
• Working experience on cloud infra, like AWS, is a plus
• Experience with Splunk, monitoring tools, APM & observability, is a plus.
• Support experience with eCommerce platform is a plus
• Exposure to Incident and Problem Management processes is a plus.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity, and thus we treat all applicants fairly and equally. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.