AI-Powered Backend Engineer for Developer Experience

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple's Developer Experience team is seeking a backend engineer to craft AI-powered developer tools and scalable services. You will design and deploy backend systems, integrating AI agents to empower hundreds of engineering teams with speed and confidence.

Join a fast-moving environment that leverages LangChain, LlamaIndex and related AI frameworks to weave intelligent capabilities into developer workflows across Apple.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of industry experience building backend systems.
• Strong programming skills in Java and Python.
• Experience developing AI agents using libraries such as LangChain, LlamaIndex, Haystack or Claude Agent SDK.
• Background in integrating AI systems into developer tools or productivity platforms.
• Experience with databases (relational and/or NoSQL) and scalable service architectures.
• Excellent communication skills and a collaborative mindset.
• BS, MS or PhD in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent experience
• Experience with cloud infrastructure, containerization, and CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Build backend systems powering developer tools and services.
• Integrate AI capabilities into developer workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the company.
• Work with cloud infrastructure, containers, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Design scalable data storage and APIs for services.

Skills

Java

Python

Communication

Team collaboration

System design

Education

BS in Computer Science/Engineering

MS/PhD in CS/Engineering or equivalent

Tools

LangChain

LlamaIndex

Haystack

Claude Agent SDK

PyTorch

TensorFlow

Kubernetes

Kafka

Job description

Apple's Developer Experience team is seeking a backend engineer to craft AI-powered developer tools and scalable services. You will design and deploy backend systems, integrating AI agents to empower hundreds of engineering teams with speed and confidence.

Join a fast-moving environment that leverages LangChain, LlamaIndex and related AI frameworks to weave intelligent capabilities into developer workflows across Apple.