Senior Backend Engineer - AI & Data Platforms (Cloud-Native)

Apple; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer to join the ACM Platform and AML Services team. You will design and build distributed backend services that power Apple’s fraud prevention platform across multiple lines of business, including Store, Services, and Wallet.

You will work on scalable cloud-native platforms and contribute to AI-driven development. The role requires strong Java experience, deep knowledge of distributed systems, and hands-on work with Kubernetes, OpenSearch, Solr,

Qualifications

• 4+ years of software engineering experience building large-scale backend systems.
• Strong Java development experience with modern JDK versions.
• Deep understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, scalability, and fault-tolerant architectures.
• Experience building cloud-native applications on Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop scalable backend services using Java and distributed system principles.
• Build and maintain high-throughput APIs, batch processing pipelines, and Mass Action services for fraud operations and NPI events.
• Develop new platform capabilities for ACM Next Gen, Sky Vault, and AML Services.
• Lead the engineering work required for compliance, including: Cloud infrastructure adaptation on Alibaba Cloud.
• Support Kubernetes, OpenSearch, Solr, Kafka, and other platform components.
• Migrate AWS-based services to Alibaba Cloud services including OSS, ACK, and ApsaraMQ.
• Replace AWS SDKs with Alibaba Cloud SDKs and implement China-specific data routing.
• Update deployment automation, CI/CD pipelines, and load testing for Alibaba Cloud environment.
• Design reliable, scalable, and observable distributed systems with strong operational excellence.
• Partner with Product, Architecture, and partner engineering teams to define technical solutions and platform direction.
• Use AI tools to improve development productivity, code quality, and platform innovation.
• Participate in production support, debugging, performance tuning, and operational improvements.

Skills

Java development

Distributed systems

Concurrency

Scalability

AI-driven development

Tools

Kubernetes

OpenSearch

Solr

Kafka

Alibaba Cloud

OSS

ACK

ApsaraMQ

Cassandra

Job description

Apple is seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer to join the ACM Platform and AML Services team. You will design and build distributed backend services that power Apple’s fraud prevention platform across multiple lines of business, including Store, Services, and Wallet.

You will work on scalable cloud-native platforms and contribute to AI-driven development. The role requires strong Java experience, deep knowledge of distributed systems, and hands-on work with Kubernetes, OpenSearch, Solr,