The Software Development Engineer - Data will join Apple's ASE Content Data Engineering team, focusing on modernizing and automating legacy data pipelines while building new reporting solutions. This role involves maintaining a complex reporting estate across Oracle and cloud-native platforms and ensuring compliance with legal deadlines. The engineer will manage a portfolio of data pipelines and reporting systems, driving migration to modern infrastructure. The ideal candidate will have a strong reliability mindset and a bias toward automation.

• Minimum 1 year of experience as a Software Engineer, Data Engineer, or equivalent role
• Strong experience with Spark and Spark SQL, including performance tuning and resource optimization
• Strong experience with Hadoop, HDFS, and/or S3-compatible object storage
• Hands-on experience with Python scripting for data processing and automation
• Experience writing SQL and PL/SQL on Oracle, including query optimization
• Experience building and maintaining automated data pipelines and job scheduling systems
• Experience with CI/CD workflows and version-controlled deployment of data pipeline code
• Hands-on experience with Kubernetes for container-based workload execution
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Science, or a related technical field OR equivalent hands-on engineering experience

• Modernize and automate legacy data pipelines
• Build new reporting solutions and maintain a large reporting estate
• Deliver compliance extracts that meet legal deadlines across multiple jurisdictions
• Drive the migration from legacy infrastructure to modern pipeline orchestration and cloud-based storage
• Independently troubleshoot and resolve production-impacting issues under time pressure
• Communicate technical findings clearly to non-engineering stakeholders

• 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.