Lead Java Backend Engineer - Scalable, Secure Microservices

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

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonuses or commission

Relocation assistance

Employee stock programs

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Diego, CA, is seeking a passionate Java Server Engineer to help scale iCloud Mail's global backend.

You will own high-performance services, focusing on privacy, security, and reliability, and collaborate across teams to ship robust code from design through deployment. The role requires 7+ years of server-side Java experience, with strong skills in microservices, security (mTLS, auth), asynchronous programming, and NoSQL databases like Cassandra/Redis.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional experience in server-side Java development.

Responsibilities

• Improve and scale the backend services that power iCloud Mail with a privacy-first approach.
• Own the full lifecycle of multiple services from design to deployment, ensuring high quality and reliability.

Skills

Java

Server-side development

Distributed systems

Security principles for microservices

Asynchronous programming

Non-blocking I/O

Multi-threading

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

NoSQL (Cassandra, Redis)

Job description

Apple Inc. in San Diego, CA, is seeking a passionate Java Server Engineer to help scale iCloud Mail's global backend.

You will own high-performance services, focusing on privacy, security, and reliability, and collaborate across teams to ship robust code from design through deployment. The role requires 7+ years of server-side Java experience, with strong skills in microservices, security (mTLS, auth), asynchronous programming, and NoSQL databases like Cassandra/Redis.