Staff Software Engineer, Information Systems & Technology

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

Job summary

Apple is seeking a staff-level Software Engineer to join Information Systems and Technology in Austin, TX. You’ll architect, design, and deliver Java services, and collaborate with product managers, designers, and leadership on critical systems powering Apple’s operations.

You'll work across backend services, cloud-based distributed systems, APIs, and data processing, with emphasis on performance, fault-tolerance, and scale.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience.
• 8+ years proven experience developing software in a professional capacity.
• 5+ years designing and shipping high-scale cloud-based distributed systems with API design experience.
• 5+ years working with relational and NoSQL databases, including schema design and query optimization.
• 4+ years proven experience with Java, including concurrency and performance optimization.
• Mastery of OOP, data structures, algorithms, and GoF design patterns.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop, test, document, and maintain Java backend software.
• Lead and contribute to end-to-end project execution from planning to delivery.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and senior leadership to design scalable solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and drive engineering excellence.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

REST APIs / GraphQL

JVM internals

Cloud architectures (AWS/GCP/Azure)

CI/CD

SQL / NoSQL databases

Object-oriented design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Spring Framework

ServiceTalk

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

REST/GraphQL tooling

JVM tuning

Job description

Staff 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 staff-level Java Software Engineers, who will work closely with other Software Engineers, Project & Product Managers, Product Designers, other internal & external partners as well as with senior Apple leadership. 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 staff-level Software Engineer, you will architect, design, 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, and you will be encouraged to play an extended role in designing solutions, and leading software projects. The ideal candidate is self-motivated, proactive and results-driven. Attention to detail, dedication to providing high-quality solutions modeling engineering excellence, and ability to work towards timely 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 internal and external partners, and senior leaders.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience.
• 8+ years proven experience developing software in a professional capacity. Longer experience strongly preferred.
• 5+ years proven experience designing, implementing, and shipping high-scale, high-performance, highly available, fault-tolerant, and secure cloud-based distributed systems, including mastery in API design and implementation (e.g. REST, RPC, GraphQL, etc.).
• 5+ years proven experience using relational (e.g. Postgres, MySQL, etc.) and NoSQL (e.g. Cassandra, MongoDB, etc.) databases, including mastery in schema design, query optimization, and managing sophisticated data interactions between relational/NoSQL systems.
• 4+ years proven experience with Java, including mastery in concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization techniques.
• Mastery 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Track record of leading software projects that span multiple, distributed teams as a tech lead (TL), while mentoring senior-level software engineers.
• Comfortable 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.).
• Expertise in Java web (e.g. ServiceTalk, Spring, Dropwizard, Quarkus, Micronaut, etc.) and unit testing frameworks (e.g. JUnit, Mockito, etc.).
• Experience with tooling languages (e.g. Go, Python, Ruby, etc.) and distributed orchestration & computing systems (e.g. Airflow, Spark, Flink, etc.).
• Strong understanding of advanced JVM internals (e.g. garbage collection, memory allocation, JIT, JNI, etc.).
• Extensive knowledge of networking concepts & protocols (e.g. HTTP/HTTPS, CDN, edge computing, load balancing, OSI model, etc.).

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