Software Engineer, Information Systems & Technology

Apple Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Austin, Texas seeks a Software Engineer for the Information Systems & Technology group. You will contribute to Java backend systems, work with product managers and designers, and help design and maintain high-quality software used across Apple services.

The role emphasizes collaboration, engineering excellence, and timely delivery, with opportunities to impact various Apple domains from e-commerce to data processing and AI/ML systems.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience.
• 2+ years proven experience developing software in a professional capacity.
• 1+ years implementing cloud-based distributed systems, including API experience (REST, RPC, GraphQL).
• 1+ years with relational and NoSQL databases.
• 1+ years proven experience with Java.
• Familiarity with OOP principles, data structures, algorithms, and design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, document, improve, and maintain Java-based software.
• Collaborate with engineers, PMs, designers, and partners across Apple.
• Contribute across planning, design, implementation, and iterations.

Skills

Java

REST API

NoSQL

Relational DB

OOP

CI/CD

Unit testing

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring

ServiceTalk

JUnit

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Job description

Software Engineer, Information Systems & Technology

Austin, Texas, United States Software and Services

Join us, the team that serves as Apple’s nerve center: Apple Information Systems and Technology group!We are looking for Java Software Engineers, who will work closely with other Software Engineers, Project & Product Managers, Product Designers, and other internal & external partners.There are countless ways you can contribute here, from working on apple.com to software for digital & physical Apple Stores, from software for Apple Care to Apple-wide systems for identity, operations, recruiting, and people management, from software for Apple data centers to Apple-wide data processing & AI/ML systems.When you join IS&T, you’ll help design and manage systems, frameworks, and apps that countless Apple customers and employees rely on every day. Together, we’ll explore all the ways to improve how Apple operates, freeing our employees to do what they do best, and crafting magical experiences for our customers.

Description

As a Software Engineer, you will develop, test, document, improve, and maintain code mostly in Java (and other languages as needed). You will partake in every aspect of your projects, from planning to design to implementation and future iterations.The ideal candidate is self-motivated, pro-active and results-driven. Attention to detail, dedication to providing high-quality solutions modeling engineering excellence, and ability to work towards on-time delivery of projects are all crucial qualities needed to work at Apple as a Software Engineer.The ideal candidate will also possess excellent communication and collaboration skills to work with various members of their immediate and extended team.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience.
• 2+ years proven experience developing software in a professional capacity.
• 1+ years proven experience implementing cloud-based distributed systems, including familiarity with API implementation (e.g. REST, RPC, GraphQL, etc).
• 1+ years proven experience using relational (e.g. Postgres, MySQL, etc.) and NoSQL (e.g. Cassandra, MongoDB, etc) databases.
• 1+ years proven experience with Java.
• Familiarity with OOP principles, data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns (e.g. GoF), with a focus on implementing testable, maintainable, and extensible backend code.

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to using CI/CD tools to build, test, deploy, and release containerized software applications on cloud-based Kubernetes (e.g. AWS EKS, GCP GKE, Azure AKS, etc).
• Familiarity with Java web (e.g. ServiceTalk, Spring, Dropwizard, Quarkus, Micronaut, etc.) and unit testing frameworks (e.g. JUnit, Mockito, etc).
• Familiarity with tooling languages (e.g. Go, Python, Ruby, etc.) and distributed orchestration & computing systems (e.g. Airflow, Spark, Flink, etc).
• Basic understanding of JVM internals (e.g. garbage collection, memory allocation, JIT, JNI, etc).
• Basic knowledge of networking concepts & protocols (e.g. HTTP/HTTPS, CDN, edge computing, load balancing, OSI model, etc).

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