Senior Backend Engineer: Distributed Systems Lead

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); Hybrid; USD 216,000 - 394,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

Retirement benefits

Product discounts

Education reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Bonuses/commission

Stock purchase plan

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA seeks a senior software engineer to lead the Ad Exchange team, delivering high‑quality, privacy preserving ad systems across Apple devices.

You will design distributed services, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to enable scalable ad orchestration. The role requires 8+ years in software engineering, expertise in Java and cloud architectures, and a track record of leading complex backend systems.

Qualifications

• Eight or more years of software engineering experience building distributed systems.
• Strong understanding of microservice design and backend architectures.
• Experience with public cloud technologies and APIs.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and collaborate across disciplines.
• Proficiency in Java is required.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional engineering teams, collaborating with multiple technical and business groups to deliver high-quality Ad Exchange orchestration solutions.
• Design and implement performant services using sound architectural principles to support rapid growth with minimal operational overhead.
• Work with Advertising domain experts to engineer systems that handle a variety of Ads use cases.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

Microservice design

Backend systems

Public cloud APIs

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Computer Science

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, CA seeks a senior software engineer to lead the Ad Exchange team, delivering high‑quality, privacy preserving ad systems across Apple devices.

You will design distributed services, mentor engineers, and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to enable scalable ad orchestration. The role requires 8+ years in software engineering, expertise in Java and cloud architectures, and a track record of leading complex backend systems.