Senior Software Engineer – Real-Time Data & AI Platforms

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

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock purchase plan

Stock programs

Relocation assistance

Health insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino seeks a Senior Software Engineer for Apple Services Engineering to design and scale large-scale data processing platforms powering Apple TV, Music, and other services.

You will build distributed systems using Spark, Flink, Kafka and Cassandra, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver real-time insights while upholding Apple's privacy standards. You will work on architectures for MCP servers and LangGraph-powered workflows, shaping the next generation of

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience developing and maintaining production-grade applications using Java and/or Scala.
• 5+ years of experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems using technologies such as Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, or Cassandra.
• Hands-on experience with Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, including MCP Servers, designing Agentic workflows, and integrating Large Language Models (LLMs).

Responsibilities

• Architect and build real-time data processing pipelines at scale.
• Collaborate with Apple TV and Video teams to deliver data-driven features.
• Ensure privacy principles guide architectural decisions and data governance.

Skills

Java

Scala

Distributed systems

AI technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering

Tools

Apache Spark

Apache Flink

Apache Kafka

Cassandra

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino seeks a Senior Software Engineer for Apple Services Engineering to design and scale large-scale data processing platforms powering Apple TV, Music, and other services.

You will build distributed systems using Spark, Flink, Kafka and Cassandra, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver real-time insights while upholding Apple's privacy standards. You will work on architectures for MCP servers and LangGraph-powered workflows, shaping the next generation of