The role involves designing and developing applications that handle petabytes of data and millions of transactions per hour within Apple's Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization. The candidate will work in the Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) team, which is responsible for maintaining secure and efficient operations across Apple's global platforms. The ideal candidate will focus on developing highly scalable distributed platforms and ensuring the performance and security of cloud-based systems. This position requires a strong background in software development and experience with various technologies and architectures.

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience.
• 5+ years of proven experience developing software in a professional capacity.
• 2+ years of proven experience with Java, including proficiency in concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization techniques.
• Proficiency in OOP principles, data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns.
• Experience designing, implementing, and shipping high-scale, high-performance, highly available, fault-tolerant, and secure cloud-based distributed systems.
• Experience with message-driven and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with caching strategies and in-memory data technologies.
• Experience using relational and NoSQL databases.
• Track record of leading software projects within a team as a tech lead.
• Hands-on experience leveraging GenAI coding tools.
• Experience with search and indexing technologies.
• Experience with data lake and lakehouse architectures.
• Experience in API design and implementation.

• Design and develop applications that manage petabytes of data and millions of transactions per hour.
• Enhance and maintain highly scalable distributed platforms.
• Implement testable, maintainable, and extensible backend code.
• Design and implement high-scale, high-performance cloud-based distributed systems.
• Utilize messaging systems and event-driven architectures for reliable communication between services.
• Develop caching strategies and manage in-memory data technologies.
• Optimize relational and NoSQL databases for performance.
• Lead software projects and mentor other software engineers.
• Leverage GenAI coding tools to improve the software development lifecycle.
• Design search architectures and optimize indexing for large-scale datasets.
• Create scalable data architectures that support both batch and real-time analytics.
• Design and implement RESTful APIs and ensure backward compatibility.

• 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.