Software Engineer (Front End), Retail and Marcom Engineering

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is hiring a Senior Frontend Engineer in Sunnyvale to build performant user interfaces for complex enterprise and customer experiences on apple.com.

You will architect scalable frontend systems, mentor engineers, and drive technical decisions, collaborating with design, product and engineering teams to deliver high-quality, accessible interfaces at scale. You will champion code quality, testing practices, and performance metrics, and contribute to design systems and component libraries.

Qualifications

• 5 years of TypeScript, React, and Next.js in production apps.
• 4 years of JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5 and CSS3, or responsive layouts.
• 3 years of web testing with Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress.
• 3 years with events, hooks and state management (Redux/Context/MobX/Zustand).
• 3 years of performance optimization and caching strategies.
• BS in Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Build performant, scalable frontend interfaces for complex problems.
• Architect frontend systems and mentor engineers.
• Drive technical decisions for customer-facing experiences on apple.com.
• Collaborate with design, product, and engineering to deliver high-quality UI.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Next.js

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

Testing tools

State management

Performance optimization

Education

BS in Computer Science

Tools

Webpack

Vite

Jest

React Testing Library

Cypress

REST/GraphQL API design

Job description

Do you want to help build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world? Join Apple’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization. IS&T is the engine behind everything Apple does for customers and for the people who build for them. It’s Apple’s central nervous system. Supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices, processing billions of secure transactions, and keeping the technology that defines modern life running flawlessly, IS&T makes the impossible feel effortless. Do you love building solutions to handle global complexity and immense scale? Imagine what you could do here. Retail and Marcom Engineering, an IS&T team, builds and operates the systems and experiences that connect Apple's products with its customers. The team owns the technology behind both Apple's online and physical stores and drives the interactive marketing experiences and tools that keep creative operations moving. Together, those functions deliver the technology behind every product story Apple tells and every purchase a customer makes.

Description

We are hiring a Senior Frontend Engineer to build performant user interfaces for complex problems. You will architect scalable frontend systems, mentor engineers, and drive technical decisions for our customer-facing product experiences on apple.com. This role gives you the chance to work on challenging technical problems, lead initiatives, and grow with a team focused on code quality, collaboration, and continuous learning. If you are passionate about creating exceptional user experiences and want to make an impact, we want to hear from you. As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you will be a key technical contributor responsible for building and scaling our work. You will work at the intersection of design, product, and engineering to create intuitive, high-performance interfaces.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years using TypeScript, React, and Next.js in production applications.
• 4 years using JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3 or responsive layouts
• 3 years doing web application testing practices or tools such as Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress or code coverage instrumentation
• 3 years with JavaScript events, hooks, and state management solutions (Redux, Context API, MobX, Zustand, or similar)
• 3 years of application performance improvement techniques, optimization strategies or caching solutions
• BS in Computer Science or a related field or equivalent job-related experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with modern build tools and module bundlers (e.g. Webpack, Vite)
• Experience architecting or leading frontend migrations and refactors
• Understanding of backend technologies and RESTful and GraphQL API design
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA) and building inclusive user interfaces
• Experience with design systems, component libraries, or Storybook
• Understanding of web performance optimization, Core Web Vitals, and monitoring tools
• Effective communicator who can work across both technical and creative teams