Software Application Support Engineer, Retail & Marcom Engineering (R&ME)

Apple Retail Shop; Sunnyvale (CA); Vor Ort; USD 150.000 - 225.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Comprehensive medical and dental

Retirement benefits

Employee stock programs

Discounted products and free services

Relocation assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Zusammenfassung

Apple Online Store’s non-prod support team seeks an Application Support Engineer to triage critical issues, deploy monitoring, and coordinate stakeholders to restore services quickly and safely.

You will work with engineering, QA/UAT, and DevOps to maintain stable test environments, manage data setups, monitor performance, and automate tasks for reliability and efficiency.

Qualifikationen

• 4+ years of software engineering in development, application support, DevOps/SRE with ITSM.
• Proficiency in Java, Scala, or other object-oriented programming languages.
• Hands-on experience with Splunk, RDBMS/PL/SQL, and AWS cloud.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills under outages.
• Bachelor's degree or higher in CS or related STEM field.

Aufgaben

• Triaging critical system issues in non-production environments.
• Deploying proactive monitoring and coordinating stakeholders under pressure.
• Collaborating with engineering, QA/UAT, and DevOps for stable test environments.
• Identifying environment changes and data setup impacts on tests.
• Tracking performance, diagnosing configuration errors, and resolving bottlenecks.
• Root cause analysis, logging defects, and prioritizing fixes with teams.
• Working non-standard hours to support incident mitigation.
• Creating and maintaining support documentation and procedures.
• Identifying automation opportunities to improve support efficiency.

Kenntnisse

Java

Scala

OO languages

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Splunk

PL/SQL

AWS

Jobbeschreibung

200686808-3956 Imagine what you could do here! The people here at Apple don't just create products - they build the kind of wonder that is revolutionized entire industries. It's the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. At Apple, inclusion is a shared responsibility, and we work together to foster a culture where everyone belongs and is inspired to do their best work. Here on the Retail Engineering Operations & Support team (REOS), we provide world-class support to Apple stores worldwide, both online and physical stores. Our main goal is to facilitate a magical, personalized shopping experience where customers can buy, and learn everything Apple, wherever they are. To achieve this, we're looking for someone with extraordinary talent and passion to help us do extraordinary things! We are seeking a detail-oriented Application Support Engineer to manage and support our software releases in non-production test environments before go-live. You will act as the bridge between engineering, QA, UAT, and DevOps teams- troubleshooting environment drift, data setup and system issues, and ensuring test environments readiness.

Description

As part of the global Apple Online Store non-production support team, you will triage critical system issues, deploy proactive monitoring, and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders under pressure to ensure rapid service restoration. Leveraging deep technical expertise and independent judgment, you will handle complex technical challenges while championing a growth mindset focused on automation, optimization, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Gain a comprehensive understanding of our eCommerce ecosystem - system integrations and dependencies - to review the functional and technical requirements of upcoming projects, identify potential impacts on existing workflows, and determine the necessary system monitoring needs
• Implement and activate new alerts as needed, or modify existing ones to ensure optimal system performance
• Partner with developers, QA/UAT test teams, and DevOps to ensure a consistent and stable test environment. Systematically identify changes to key environmental aspects, including base data values and their impact on potential test cases
• Track system performance and catch issues proactively using application logs and monitoring dashboards. Diagnose and resolve configuration errors, database connection drops, environment bottlenecks, and deployment failures
• Conduct root cause analysis, log defects, and collaborate with engineering teams to prioritize fixes. Work with other support teams to prioritize and fix system issues
• Work non-standard hours as necessary to support your teams and stakeholders in ongoing incident mitigation, which may occur at any time or day of the week
• Create and maintain support documentation, and help evolve standard practices and procedures
• Identify and collaborate on automation opportunities to improve support efficiency
• Conduct detailed knowledge transfer sessions for production support teams for key projects including assessment for additional monitoring and alerting, or changes

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years of software engineering in development, application support, DevOps/SRE, including incident, change and problem management using an enterprise ITSM tool
• Proficiency in Java, Scala, or other object-oriented programming languages for conducting comprehensive technical analysis and independent debugging
• Hands-on experience with Splunk or other monitoring/observability tools, and working experience with RDBMS and PL/SQL and cloud infrastructure such as AWS
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills in high-pressure outages, with the ability to conduct root cause analysis and articulate technical problems clearly to non-technical stakeholders
• Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related STEM field or job related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Working experience on cloud infra, like AWS, is a plus
• Good knowledge of Unix Shell Scripting
• Support experience with eCommerce platform is a plus

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $150,400 and $225,300, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits

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Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant

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