Sr Software Engineer - G&A Solutions Engineering (GSE)

Apple Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & Dental coverage

Employee stock programs

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area seeks a Senior Software Engineer to join G&A Solutions Engineering (GSE). You will design and scale enterprise services across legal, security and compliance domains, collaborating with product teams to deliver robust cloud-based solutions.

You will mentor engineers, drive architectural decisions, and focus on performance, reliability, and secure software delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software development experience.
• 4+ years in Java with concurrency, memory management and performance optimization.
• 4+ years in OO design, data structures and GoF patterns.
• 4+ years in microservices, cloud-based distributed systems and APIs.
• Experience with RESTful APIs, gRPC, GraphQL and API versioning.

Responsibilities

• Architect, implement, and maintain scalable backend systems.
• Collaborate across teams, mentor engineers, and drive delivery.
• Design, deploy, and integrate packaged or custom solutions.
• Focus on quality, performance, and secure cloud applications.
• Balance multiple tracks and maintain strong stakeholder relationships.

Skills

Java programming

Cloud architectures

API design

Concurrency & performance

Distributed systems

Testable backend design

OOP principles

Go/Python/Ruby scripting

Leadership / mentoring

Education

B.S. in Computer Science or related field

Tools

OpenAPI/Swagger

Protobuf

Kafka

RabbitMQ

GraphQL

Job description

Sr Software Engineer - G&A Solutions Engineering (GSE)

San Francisco Bay Area, California, United States Software and Services

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.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

Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there’s no telling what we could accomplish. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.The IS&T (Information Systems and Technology) organization at Apple builds and maintains mission-critical applications and services that support Apple customers, employees, partners, and products worldwide.IS&T’s Legal and Global Security Solutions (LGSS) Team is seeking an experienced Java Software Engineer, to join its engineering organization where you will work with a highly talented team of software engineers and product managers to build scalable and secure solutions that empower Apple’s legal, security and compliance functions

Responsibilities

• Your responsibilities will include all aspects of software development from architecture and system design to implementation and maintenance of both custom-built and packaged solutions. This role requires a highly skilled and adaptable engineer who thrives in an ambiguous environment and takes ownership of project delivery from inception to deployment.
• This role requires a highly skilled, adaptable engineer who thrives in ambiguity and owns project delivery from inception to deployment.
• The ideal candidate will:
• Collaborate across teams, mentor engineers, and drive innovation while delivering features aligned with the product roadmap.
• Bring a passion for quality, attention to detail, and a deep technical understanding of building scalable web and cloud applications.
• Have experience deploying and integrating packaged solutions.
• Show strong customer focus, manage multiple parallel tracks, and build and maintain relationships.
• Have a proven ability to influence and collaborate.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years proven experience developing software in a professional capacity. Longer experience preferred.
• 4 years experience with Java, including proficiency in concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization techniques.
• 4 years experience in OOP principles, data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns (e.g. GoF), with a proven focus on implementing testable, maintainable, and extensible backend code.
• 4 years experience with complementary programming languages beyond Java (e.g. Go, Python, Ruby, etc.), including practical use for automation scripting, infrastructure tooling, data processing pipelines, and build system customizations.
• 4 years experience designing, implementing, and shipping high-scale, high-performance, highly available, fault-tolerant, and secure cloud-based distributed systems.
• 4 years experience in API design and implementation, including proficiency in RESTful API principles, gRPC, GraphQL, contract-first design (e.g. OpenAPI/Swagger, Protobuf, etc.), API versioning strategies, gateway patterns, rate limiting, and designing APIs for backward compatibility and long-term evolution.
• 4 years experience with message-driven and event-driven architectures, including proficiency in messaging systems (e.g. Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, etc.), event sourcing, CQRS patterns, and designing reliable asynchronous communication between distributed services.
• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Track record of leading software projects within a team as a tech lead (TL), while mentoring software engineers.
• Hands-on experience leveraging GenAI coding tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot, Codex) to accelerate the software development lifecycle, enhance code quality, and streamline debugging and testing processes.

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 $150,400 and $277,600, 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.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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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