Backend Engineer - Scale-Driven Microservices for Media

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 142,000 - 263,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock program

Employee stock purchase plan

Medical and dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Discounted products

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Backend Software Engineer for the Universal Media Engineering team. You will design and build services powering the Apple TV app and related media experiences, collaborating with cross-functional teams across Apple to deliver scalable, low-latency solutions.

You will work on data platforms, APIs, and server-side systems, applying best practices in CI/CD, cloud, and security while advancing privacy commitments that are core to Apple.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience building resilient, high-scale distributed microservices.
• Proficiency in Java or an OO language.
• Experience with NoSQL databases (Cassandra, DynamoDB), messaging systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ), Solr/Elasticsearch, Redis, SQL (PostgresSQL, MySQL), Spring Framework/Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes.
• Proficient in algorithms and data structures.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbal and written.
• Ability to solve problems given incomplete or partial data and/or requirements.
• Driven to deliver high quality solutions consistently and quickly.
• Self driven, collaborative, communicative, and fun to work with.

Responsibilities

• Design and build backend services powering Apple TV experiences.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across Apple.
• Develop scalable, low-latency data processing and APIs.

Skills

Distributed microservices

Java programming

Algorithms & data structures

Communication

Problem solving

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/CE/EE or related field

Tools

Cassandra

DynamoDB

Kafka

RabbitMQ

Solr/Elasticsearch

Redis

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Spring Framework

Spring Boot

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

Apple Inc. in San Diego is seeking a Backend Software Engineer for the Universal Media Engineering team. You will design and build services powering the Apple TV app and related media experiences, collaborating with cross-functional teams across Apple to deliver scalable, low-latency solutions.

You will work on data platforms, APIs, and server-side systems, applying best practices in CI/CD, cloud, and security while advancing privacy commitments that are core to Apple.