Software Engineer, Enterprise Technology Services

Overview

Austin, Texas, United States Software and Services

Apple is a place where extraordinary people gather to do their best work. Together we craft products and experiences people once couldn’t have imagined — and now can’t imagine living without. If you’re motivated by the idea of making a real impact, and joining a team where we pride ourselves in being one of the most diverse and inclusive companies in the world, a career with Apple might be your dream job.

Join us, the team that serves as Apple’s nerve center:
Apple Information Systems and Technology group!

We are looking for Java Software Engineers, who will work closely with other Software Engineers, Project & Product Managers, Product Designers, and other internal & external partners.

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 build the next generation of software services that powers several critically important applications. In this role you will be partnering with multi-functional teams across Apple. You will work closely with our business leaders and other partners to implement new solutions.

The candidate must be able to work independently, understand the needs and build the solutions for sophisticated architecture and comfortable working under pressure at times.

As a Software Engineer, you will develop, test, document, improve, and maintain highly reliable and scalable enterprise applications. You will develop code, perform code review mostly in Java (and other languages as needed).You will partake in every aspect of your projects, from understanding business use-case, gather requirements, engage with team members and multi-functional teams to design and implement solutions that are robust and fault-tolerant.

The ideal candidate is self-motivated, pro-active and results-driven. Attention to detail, dedication to providing high-quality solutions modeling engineering excellence, and ability to work towards on-time 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 support a community of very active and critical user groups.

• B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience.
• 2+ years proven experience developing software in a professional capacity.
• 1+ years proven experience implementing cloud-based distributed systems, including familiarity with API implementation (e.g. REST, RPC, Graph
  
  QL, etc.).
• 1+ years proven experience using relational (e.g. Postgres, MySQL, etc.) and No
  
  SQL (e.g. Cassandra, Mongo
  
  DB, etc.) databases.
• 1+ years proven experience with Java.
• Familiarity with OOP principles, data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns (e.g. GoF), with a focus on implementing testable, maintainable, and extensible backend code.

• Exposure to application monitoring tools like Hubble, Splunk and CI/CD tools to build, test, deploy, and release containerized software applications and unit testing frameworks (e.g. JUnit, Mockito, etc).
• Familiarity with developing macOS applications using Objective C and Swift. Familiarity with Xcode.
• Familiarity with tooling languages (e.g. Python, Ruby, etc.)
• Basic understanding of JVM internals (e.g. garbage collection, memory allocation, JIT, JNI, etc).
• Basic knowledge of networking concepts & protocols (e.g. HTTP/HTTPS, CDN, edge computing, load balancing, OSI model, etc).

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant .

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.