Senior Software Engineer, Ad Platforms

Apple; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Software Engineer in the Ad Platforms team. This role involves building foundational components for next-generation advertising technology, working on high-scale systems, and designing efficient data pipelines. You'll collaborate with talented professionals to develop secure and scalable distributed systems, ensuring that our advertising solutions benefit users and advertisers alike. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting web-scale applications in shared codebases.
• Proven ability to develop resilient data pipelines and services.

Responsibilities

• Build foundational components of Apple’s next-generation Ad Platforms.
• Design and implement performant data pipelines.

Skills

Python

Java

Scala

SQL

Spark

Hadoop

Kafka

Cassandra

CI/CD

NoSQL

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Hadoop

Spark

Kafka

Cassandra

Job description

Senior Software Engineer, Ad Platforms

Location: Austin, Texas, United States

Department: Software and Services

Summary

Posted: Apr 09, 2025

Role Number: 200598940

At Apple, we believe in the power of technology to enrich people's lives. Everything we build is designed to empower people, including our advertising platform. We deliver ads in a way that benefits both customers and advertisers — helping people discover content, supporting creators, and respecting everyone's privacy.

Our technology enables advertising on the App Store, Apple News, Stocks, and Apple TV. We support developers and marketers of all sizes to drive app discovery across the App Store. Our display ads on Apple News and Stocks allow advertisers to promote products alongside trusted content in a brand-safe environment, supporting publishers and journalists. Sponsorships and live sports experiences on Apple TV connect advertisers with captivated audiences. All our efforts are committed to privacy, ensuring advertising benefits everyone.

Responsibilities

• Build foundational components of Apple’s next-generation Ad Platforms.
• Work on a platform with challenging scale requirements.
• Design and implement performant data pipelines.
• Develop low latency, high availability, high volume systems in a cloud environment.
• Engineer secure, scalable distributed data processing systems for campaign management.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• Effective communicator and collaborative problem solver.
• Experience supporting web-scale, critical applications in shared codebases.
• Proven ability to develop resilient, reliable, and maintainable data pipelines and services.
• Strong advocate for good software development practices and code quality.
• Experience with Spark, Hadoop, HIVE, Kafka, Cassandra, or similar systems.
• Deep expertise in Python, Java, Scala, SQL, or relevant frameworks.
• Knowledge of NoSQL datastores (e.g., Cassandra, DynamoDB).
• Experience working in cloud environments and with object stores.
• Ability to translate requirements from design to implementation independently and in teams.
• Awareness of modern data engineering developments.
• Experience with CI/CD environments.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Advertising Technology.
• Master's degree preferred.

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