Senior Backend Engineer, Carrier Platform

Apple, Inc.; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental

Employee stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer for the Carrier Services team in Sunnyvale, CA. You will build backend services powering device activation and carrier experiences across Apple’s online and retail channels.

Expect full lifecycle work from design to production support, collaborating with partner teams to deliver reliable customer experiences worldwide. The role emphasizes scalable Java-based services, Spring, REST/gRPC/GraphQL APIs, and distributed systems.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of software development experience.
• Proficient in Java with concurrency and performance optimization.
• Experience with the Spring ecosystem and WebFlux.
• API design with REST, gRPC, GraphQL and OpenAPI.
• Experience with messaging systems like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• B.S. in CS/CE or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend services and APIs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver features end-to-end.
• Improve performance, reliability, and maintainability of services.
• Review code and contribute to engineering standards.
• Implement automated tests, runbooks, and documentation.

Skills

5+ years exp

Java

Spring ecosystem

API design

Messaging systems

REST APIs

WebFlux

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Education

B.S. in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Kafka

RabbitMQ

PostgreSQL

Redis

Docker

Spring Cloud

Job description

Apple, Inc. is seeking a Software Engineer for the Carrier Services team in Sunnyvale, CA. You will build backend services powering device activation and carrier experiences across Apple’s online and retail channels.

Expect full lifecycle work from design to production support, collaborating with partner teams to deliver reliable customer experiences worldwide. The role emphasizes scalable Java-based services, Spring, REST/gRPC/GraphQL APIs, and distributed systems.