Software Engineer, Commerce

Apple Inc.; Cupertino, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 129,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Apple employee stock programs

Relocation assistance

Education reimbursement

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino, California, is seeking a back-end Java software engineer on the ASE Commerce Developer Services team. You will help power App Store, Apple Music, and Apple TV+ with scalable, secure services for billions of transactions daily.

You’ll design RESTful APIs, microservices, and data pipelines, collaborating across iPhone, Mac and Web. The role emphasizes performance, reliability, and customer experience in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience building and maintaining critical systems at scale.
• BS degree, preferably in Computer Science or related experience.
• Strong debugging and analytical skills.
• Ability to own direction and navigate ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable systems end-to-end, including RESTful APIs, microservices, databases, tests, tooling, and monitoring.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to architect solutions and own a broad domain.
• Triage and debug customer and developer issues and translate complex requirements into actionable fixes.
• Mentor teammates to build a cohesive engineering team.
• Add integrations and scale data flows to support new features and architectures.
• Drive projects from inception to production with focus on performance and user experience.

Skills

Java programming

Analytical problem solving

Ownership & initiative

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Tools

Load balancing

Autoscaling

Traffic shaping

Distributed systems debugging

Incident response

Observability tooling

Automated testing

SQL databases

NoSQL databases

RESTful web services

Job description

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

The Apple Services Engineering (ASE) Commerce group is looking for an extraordinary back-end Java software engineer to join our Developer Services software engineering team. The Commerce team provides the transactional engine for App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and more. Our platform is the highest volume digital content store in the world, serving billions of transactions daily in more than 130 countries. We strive to provide a flawless purchase and subscription experience for our millions of customers and developers all over the world!

Description

On the Commerce Developer Services team, you’ll build back-end services and capabilities, shared across iPhone, Mac and Web, that support extremely high levels of transactional integrity, scalability, availability, fault tolerance, and security that both allow our customers to purchase and subscribe to Apple media products all over the world and allow our App Store developers to integrate with our services.You will contribute to the architecture, design and implementation of top-level user and developer facing features, with an emphasis on identifying components that can be used across different scenarios, domains and regions of the world.You will be responsible for developing scalable services and rapidly resolving customer issues. This position demands someone who can operate in ambiguity, make sound technical decisions under pressure, and translate complex requirements into scalable, maintainable systems.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain secure, scalable systems end-to-end - including building RESTful APIs, microservices, databases, automated tests, tooling, monitoring and alerting dashboards, etc.
• Partner with engineering and cross-functional teams to architect solutions and coordinate complex programs. Take ownership of a broad domain and operate as the subject-matter expert others rely on for clarity and direction.
• Triage and debug customer and developer impacting issues, diving into unfamiliar areas as needed, and turning ambiguous problems into clear, actionable fixes.
• Mentor and support other teammates to help build a cohesive, high-performing engineering team.
• Add new integrations, scale current data flows, and re-imagine existing processes to accommodate developing features and architectures.
• Work independently and drive a project from inception to production deployment with a strong focus on performance and the customer and developer experience.

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of software engineering experience implementing and maintaining critical systems at scale.
• Outstanding analytical problem-solving, debugging, and diagnostic skills.
• Willing to take ownership and set direction, and thrive navigating any ambiguity in your projects.
• BS degree, preferably in Computer Science or related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Java
• Expereince with load balancing, autoscaling, traffic shaping, distributed systems debugging, and incident response.
• Proficiency with observability tooling - metrics, logs, and performance troubleshooting.
• Strong commitment to automated testing, including integration, load, and end-to-end testing.
• Experience working on highly scalable applications and RESTful web services;
• Experience with SQL and noSQL databases and entity relationship modeling.

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 $129,300 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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