Sr. Software Engineer, Backend, Content Delivery Team

Summary

Posted: Feb 20, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200592039

Apple is looking for a highly-motivated software engineer with strong technical depth to join the Content Delivery team in the Apple Services Engineering organization. The Content Delivery team builds secure, end-to-end solutions, and does so on a massive scale. Our team is responsible for the seamless delivery of content across various media types and Apple services, including the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. We are a collaborative and innovative group of engineers, passionate about building resilient, highly performant, and maintainable systems.

Description

As a member on the Content Delivery team you will play a key role in crafting and implementing server-side systems, frameworks, and tools to enable content providers to deliver their offerings to Apple. Your responsibilities will include maintaining and enhancing existing features, as well as innovating and implementing new solutions to meet the evolving needs of our customers. We are seeking a self-starting problem solver with strong communication skills, who can thrive in a fast-paced environment, under tight deadline constraints. Your ability to communicate effectively and work collaboratively will be instrumental in helping to deliver our services. You will have the chance to work on next- generation delivery platforms and help shape the future of how Apple provides services to our content providers. Apple is a place where art and technology intersect. People at Apple don’t just build products and services — we craft the kind of experiences that have revolutionized entire industries. The diverse collection of our people, and their ideas, inspire innovation in everything we do. Although the Services organization is a bigger part of Apple’s business than ever before, our teams remain small, nimble, and cross-functionally engaged, offering greater exposure to the array of opportunities which Apple provides. If you enjoy tackling challenging problems and you’re passionate in building innovative solutions, we’d love to hear from you. Imagine what you could achieve here!

Minimum Qualifications

• Minimum of 5+ years software development experience
• Proficiency implementing software using object-oriented principals in Java
• Strong software architecture, system design, and problem solving skills
• Understanding and hands-on experience in commonly-used distributed systems, e.g. Cassandra, Kafka, Solr, Redis, etc.
• Ability to independently learn new technologies
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Bachelors or Masters in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in writing REST APIs
• Experienced in data modeling using SQL and NoSQL databases

Pay & Benefits

• At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $135,400 and $250,600, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
  
  Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
  
  Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.