Senior Backend Engineer - Scalable Customer Systems

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 190,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple's Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) is seeking a backend software engineer to design and ship high-scale services for customer systems. You will work with Java, Spring, and modern JVM technologies to build reliable, low-latency microservices that power Apple's support platforms and experiences.

Join a team that handles billions of transactions and operates globally. Expect rigorous performance tuning, memory management, and secure cloud-based architectures, with opportunities

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years in software development; longer is a plus.
• Proficiency in Java, concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization.
• Strong OOP, data structures, algorithms and GoF design patterns; backend focus.
• Experience with Spring ecosystem and microservices patterns.
• Deep understanding of JVM internals and distributed cloud-based systems.
• Knowledge of HTTP/HTTPS, TCP/IP, CDNs, load balancing and Zero Trust.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and ship high-scale, low-latency backend services.
• Build production applications with Spring-based microservices and WebFlux.
• Ensure security, reliability, and fault-tolerance in distributed systems.

Skills

Java

OOP

Distributed systems

Concurrency

Memory management

High scale

Cloud architectures

Networking fundamentals

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related

Tools

Spring Boot

Spring MVC

Spring Security

Spring Data

Spring Cloud

WebFlux

Job description

Apple's Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) is seeking a backend software engineer to design and ship high-scale services for customer systems. You will work with Java, Spring, and modern JVM technologies to build reliable, low-latency microservices that power Apple's support platforms and experiences.

Join a team that handles billions of transactions and operates globally. Expect rigorous performance tuning, memory management, and secure cloud-based architectures, with opportunities