Senior Backend Engineer: Scalable, Event-Driven Systems

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

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to join the InfoApps group and help shape the future of one of Apple’s flagship content experiences.

You will design and build highly scalable backend services and data pipelines powering Apple News and related apps, collaborating across teams to deliver reliable, high-quality software at massive scale. The role emphasizes architecture, data modeling, and production readiness, with opportunities to use AI-assisted development tools and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent experience.
• 5–10 years of shipping scalable backend systems.
• Strong background in Java and Spring for backend service development.
• Experience with event-driven architectures and pipelines (e.g., Kafka).
• Solid experience with data stores, data modeling, and schema design for production systems.
• Track record of solving complex technical problems in large-scale environments.
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to speed up design, coding, and testing.
• Strong communication and collaboration in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and enhance highly scalable backend services and data pipelines powering Apple News and related apps.
• Lead assigned projects end to end and deliver high-quality results on schedule.
• Collaborate closely with a cross-functional team of engineers throughout the product lifecycle.
• Develop event-driven architectures and messaging pipelines for real-time data flows.
• Lead decisions around NoSQL datastores, search infrastructure, and service design.
• Utilize CI/CD tooling and version control to maintain code quality and deployment reliability.

Skills

Java

Spring

Event-driven architectures

Distributed systems

Problem solving

Team collaboration

AI-assisted development tools

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

Kafka

Apache Cassandra

Apache Solr

Jenkins

Gradle

Bazel

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino seeks a Senior Backend Engineer to join the InfoApps group and help shape the future of one of Apple’s flagship content experiences.

You will design and build highly scalable backend services and data pipelines powering Apple News and related apps, collaborating across teams to deliver reliable, high-quality software at massive scale. The role emphasizes architecture, data modeling, and production readiness, with opportunities to use AI-assisted development tools and