Staff Software Engineer, Apple Ads

Apple Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 185,000 - 325,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee stock programs

Stock purchase plan

Medical and dental coverage

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in the San Francisco Bay Area seeks a senior engineer to build the next generation of our advertising platform.

You will design scalable microservices, define external APIs for campaign management, and deliver low-latency data pipelines that power ads across Apple’s ecosystem. Join a global, fast-paced team and collaborate with product, security, and cloud partners to create secure, high-performance services.

Qualifications

• 10+ years building scalable microservices or data-driven platforms.
• Strong computer science fundamentals.
• Experience with Java/Scala/C++ or equivalent.
• Expertise with relational datastores (Postgres/Oracle).
• Expertise with NoSQL datastores (Cassandra/DynamoDB).
• Proficiency with data processing tech (Kafka/Spark/Flink).
• Familiarity with cloud paradigms (AWS/GCP).
• Proven ability to tackle sophisticated problems and systems.

Responsibilities

• Build the foundational pieces of the next generation of Apple’s Ad Platforms.
• Collaborate with product management to define external APIs for campaign management.
• Design and implement performant services and data pipelines.
• Build shared capabilities like Authentication and Authorization for multiple partners.
• Implement low latency, highly available systems in a cloud environment.
• Engineer secure and scalable distributed data processing systems for campaigns.

Skills

Java/Scala/C++

Postgres/Oracle

NoSQL (Cassandra/DynamoDB)

Kafka/Spark/Flink

AWS/GCP cloud

problem solving

scalable microservices

Job description

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

At Apple, we believe in the power of technology to enrich people's lives. Everything we build is designed to empower people, including our advertising platform. We deliver ads in a way that benefits both customers and advertisers — helping people discover content, supporting creators, and protecting and respecting everyone’s privacy.Our technology makes advertising possible on the App Store, Apple News, Stocks, and Apple TV. We help developers and marketers of all sizes drive app discovery across the App Store. Our display ads on Apple News and Stocks let advertisers promote their products alongside trusted content in a brand-safe environment, while supporting publishers and journalists. Sponsorship integrations and experiences in live sports on Apple TV help advertisers connect with captivated audiences. Everything we do is with the unwavering commitment to privacy you expect from Apple. Because when advertising is done right, it benefits everyone.

Description

Advertiser Services is a diverse, global, agile engineering team that moves smart and fast by consuming and optimizing readily-available technology, collaborating to improve and scale capabilities across businesses and use cases, and sharing our own innovative solutions so everyone can benefit. We are not constrained by organization structure and offer flexibility to work on a variety of backend systems, and we have fun doing it!

Responsibilities

• Build the foundational pieces of the next generation of Apple’s Ad Platforms
• Collaborate with product management to define external APIs for campaign management.
• Design and implement performant services and data pipelines.
• Build shared capabilities like Authentication, Authorization etc to support multiple internal and external partners
• Implement low latency, highly - available, high volume advertiser facing systems in a cloud environment.
• Engineer secure and scalable distributed data processing systems for campaign management.

Minimum Qualifications

• 10 or more years of industry experience building scalable micro services or data driven platforms.
• Strong computer science fundamentals.
• Prior experience with Java/Scala/C++ or equivalent.
• Expertise in relational datastores ( e.g Postgres or Oracle)
• Expertise in NoSQL datastores ( e.g Cassandra or DynamoDB )
• Proficiency in data processing technologies (e.g Kafka, Spark, Flink )
• Familiarity with cloud paradigms ( e.g AWS or GCP )
• Proven ability to work on sophisticated problems and systems
• Strong problem solving and debugging skills.
• Have the ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with technical and non-technical multi-functional teams.
• A desire to work in a fast-paced and challenging work environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience in advertising industry is a plus

Compensation & Benefits

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 $184,700 and $324,800, 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.
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