Software Engineer (Platform Software Engineer), G&A Solutions Engineering (GSE)

Apple, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple, Inc. in Austin, Texas, seeks a Senior Platform Engineer for G&A Solutions Engineering (GSE) to shape the technical strategy for People Systems.

You’ll craft a platform where configuration is the product, with scalable, secure, and resilient components designed for global scale. Collaborating with product managers and cross-functional teams, you’ll balance fast delivery with long-term platform health, making architectural decisions that empower teams to customize behavior without frequent

Responsibilities

• Shape the technical strategy for People Systems.
• Balance fast delivery with long-term platform health and resilience.

Job description

Software Engineer (Platform Software Engineer), G&A Solutions Engineering (GSE)

Austin Metro Area, Texas, United States Software and Services

G&A Solutions Engineering (GSE) is IS&T's dedicated technology partner for Apple's general and administrative functions — including people, finance, facilities, legal, and security. The team builds and delivers integrated technology solutions that keep these functions running efficiently and securely at global scale. GSE also works closely with business teams to develop custom tools that improve productivity and bring greater automation and consistency to G&A operations across Apple.

Description

When you engineer for People Systems, your users are Apple’s most vital asset: its People. We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to shape the technical strategy for People Systems with a passion for platforms where configuration is the product, and agentic workflows that redefine what's possible.You will be working on a Platform that helps define features. Data models, rules, workflows, permissions, screens and reports are all versioned configuration, interpreted at runtime, so the people closest to a problem can change how the system behaves without waiting for a release. Hundreds of components must behave as one system. We are looking for a passionate engineer who can make that true.We value engineers who bring both technical excellence and product thinking. You'll make the architectural calls that balance fast delivery against long-term platform health, and build systems that are scalable, secure and resilient by design rather than by retrofit. This role requires someone who thrives on complexity but ships simplicity.Collaboration is central to how we work. You’ll partner with product managers and cross-functional engineering teams to understand problems deeply before reaching for solutions. The best engineers here are the ones who ask “why” before “how