Senior Backend Software Engineer, Apple Pay

Apple Inc.; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cary, North Carolina, is seeking a Senior Backend Software Engineer for the Apple Pay platform. You will build and operate scalable RESTful services, write robust code, and collaborate across teams to deliver features end-to-end.

The role requires 5+ years of software engineering, proficiency in Java/Kotlin, and experience with testing, CI/CD, and debugging across the stack. AWS exposure is a plus and independence in work is expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Implement and test new features for Apple Pay against specifications defined by the engineering team.
• Write thread-safe, performant, object-oriented, and inherently testable code.
• Build and maintain unit and integration test coverage for delivered work.
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and sprint planning with the team.
• Collaborate with client teams on feature integration and issue resolution.
• Debug and resolve defects in existing services, including production issues assigned during the engagement close.
• Document delivered components and hand off knowledge at engagement close

Skills

Java

Kotlin

RESTful web services

CI/CD

Debugging

Independent work

Software development experience

Education

BS or MS in software development or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Job description

Senior Backend Software Engineer, Apple Pay

Cary, North Carolina, United States Software and Services

Imagine what you could do here! At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Are you passionate about building massively scalable services that surprise and delight? Do you have a natural curiosity for learning new technologies? If you are passionate about software engineering, crave building systems that run at scale, love solving meaningful problems, and thrive in a fast-paced environment, then we would love to hear from you!

Description

Apple Pay brought mobile payment to millions of customers, and it’s just the beginning. We are looking for engineers who are equally comfortable working at the bits and bytes level and designing state-of-the-art object-oriented web services. The people here at Apple don’t just build products — we craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that support the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.We are seeking a software engineer to support feature development and delivery within the Apple Pay platform. This role will work as part of an existing engineering team on well-defined workstreams, delivering production-quality service and client code against agreed milestones.

Responsibilities

• Implement and test new features for Apple Pay against specifications defined by the engineering team
• Write thread-safe, performant, object-oriented, and inherently testable code
• Build and maintain unit and integration test coverage for delivered work
• Participate in code reviews, design reviews, and sprint planning with the team
• Collaborate with client teams on feature integration and issue resolution
• Debug and resolve defects in existing services, including production issues assigned during the engagement close.
• Document delivered components and hand off knowledge at engagement close

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience
• Proficiency in Java/Kotlin
• Experience building and operating RESTful web services at scale
• Strong debugging skills across the stack, from network layer to application logic
• Demonstrated experience with automated testing and CI/CD pipelines
• Ability to work independently against written specifications with minimal supervision
• BS or MS degree with software development experience or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in payments, financial services, or transaction processing systems
• Familiarity with secure element, tokenization, or cryptographic protocols
• Experience with AWS

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