The Apple Services Engineering team is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for the Asset Management team, which is responsible for managing and delivering large volumes of content files. This role involves designing, building, and maintaining micro-services that protect and manage content assets. The engineer will work closely with other teams to integrate systems and support existing codebases. Attention to detail and curiosity are essential due to the direct customer impact of the systems.

• Demonstrated technical leadership skills, including system integration design and cross-team collaboration.
• Fluency in Java and related tooling, such as Bazel, Gradle, and Maven.
• Experience with API design and implementation using JSON and GRPC.
• Expertise in data modeling and object-oriented programming.
• Knowledge of cryptographic APIs and proper use of cryptographic primitives.
• Understanding of authentication and authorization fundamentals.
• Protocol-level understanding of HTTP.
• Experience with Spark.
• Experience with Cassandra and CQL.
• Detailed understanding of S3 and IAM APIs.
• Understanding of TCP/IP and networking principles.
• Practical use of Claude Code for design, review, automation, and implementation.
• Experience with JSON Web Tokens (JWTs).
• Experience with Kafka, Flink, and/or Pulsar.

• Design, build, maintain, and enhance micro-services for content asset management.
• Collaborate closely with other teams to integrate systems.
• Perform direct integration with various legacy codebases.
• Support the development and maintenance of Java client libraries.
• Ensure systems meet customer impact requirements.

• Employees at Apple are often offered comprehensive benefits that support physical and mental well-being—flexible medical plans, confidential counseling, onsite wellness centers at major campuses, and resources for fitness and daily life. Families typically receive fertility support, paid parental leave with gradual return, caregiving leave, and dependent-care guidance, while financial perks commonly include stock grants (with purchase discounts), 401(k) matching, and income-protection coverage. Employees also see robust time off, Apple University learning and tuition reimbursement, donation matching and paid volunteer hours, and deep product and partner discounts.