Backend Engineer — Digital Asset Management & AI

Apple, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. is seeking a software engineer to design and develop scalable backend services for Digital Asset Management (DAM).

You will work on enterprise-grade platforms that transform, index, and distribute vast creative assets, blending traditional backend systems with cutting-edge ML and generative AI capabilities. You will collaborate with product, ML practitioners, and platform architects to deliver resilient architectures, APIs, and scalable pipelines that support global assets and

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of professional software engineering with backend focus.
• Strong Java proficiency, including modern features and Spring Boot.
• Experience designing/operating RESTful APIs, event-driven architectures, or distributed streaming.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and maintain high-throughput, low-latency Java backend services.
• Integrate DAM platforms (e.g., Nuxeo, Orange Logic) with internal systems and tools.
• Apply ML/Generative AI to asset workflows, including tagging and semantic search.
• Ensure high availability and fault tolerance across storage and search layers.
• Collaborate with DevOps and data teams across CI/CD, Kubernetes/Docker, and observability.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST APIs

Distributed systems

Kafka

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

PostgreSQL

Elasticsearch/OpenSearch

Milvus/Pinecone

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Apple Inc. is seeking a software engineer to design and develop scalable backend services for Digital Asset Management (DAM).

You will work on enterprise-grade platforms that transform, index, and distribute vast creative assets, blending traditional backend systems with cutting-edge ML and generative AI capabilities. You will collaborate with product, ML practitioners, and platform architects to deliver resilient architectures, APIs, and scalable pipelines that support global assets and