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

Apple, Inc.; Texas; On-site; USD 130,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple, Inc. is seeking a Platform Software Engineer to join GSE, IS&T’s technology partner for Apple’s G&A functions. You will build, test, document, and maintain code primarily in Java, with Kotlin and frontend work as needed, across planning to delivery cycles in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

The role demands strong communication and a results-driven mindset to deliver high-quality backend platform solutions at global scale.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience.
• 3 years proven experience developing software in a professional capacity.
• 3 years proven experience implementing cloud-based distributed systems, including familiarity with API implementation (e.g. REST, RPC, GraphQL, etc).
• 3 years proven experience using relational and NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, document, improve, and maintain code mostly in Java (and other languages as needed).
• Participate in every project phase from planning to delivery and iteration.
• Collaborate with team members across functions to deliver scalable backend platforms.

Skills

Cloud systems

API design (REST/GraphQL)

Frontend stack (React/Next.js)

OOP principles

Java

Kotlin

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java

Kotlin

React/Next.js

PostgreSQL/MySQL

MongoDB

gRPC/REST

Job description

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

As a Platform 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

• 3 years proven experience developing software in a professional capacity.
• 3 years proven experience implementing cloud-based distributed systems, including familiarity with API implementation (e.g. REST, RPC, GraphQL, etc).
• 3 years proven experience using relational (e.g. Postgres, MySQL, etc.) and NoSQL (e.g. Cassandra, MongoDB, etc) databases.
• 3 years proven experience with Java OR Kotlin.
• 3 years proven experience OOP principles, data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns (e.g. GoF), with a focus on implementing testable, maintainable, and extensible backend code.
• 3 years proven experience in least one modern frontend stack (such as React/Next.js) coupled with LLM feature development, utilizing the top 3 ecosystem languages: TypeScript, Python, and JavaScript.
• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience.

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).