Software Engineer, Core Services – Apple Services Engineering

Summary

Posted: Feb 19, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number:200590491

The Apple Services Engineering team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple’s long-held passion for combining art and technology. These are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. And they do it on a substantial scale, meeting Apple’s high expectations with dedication to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries. These engineers build secure, end-to-end solutions. They develop the custom software used to process all the creative work, the tools that providers use to deliver that media, all the server-side systems, and the APIs for many Apple services. Thanks to Apple’s unique integration of hardware, software, and services, engineers here partner to get behind a single unified vision. That vision always includes a deep dedication to strengthening Apple’s privacy policy, one of Apple’s core values. Although services are a bigger part of Apple’s business than ever before, these teams remain small, forward-thinking, and multi-functional, offering greater exposure to the array of opportunities here. The Core Services team at Apple Services Engineering is looking for a software engineer to help build scalable and creative features that delight hundreds of millions of customers around the world on App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Books, Podcasts, MusicKit, iTunes etc. across multiple platforms on iOS, macOS, tvOS, and watchOS.

Description

You will be part of the server team that powers customer-facing features within the Apple client applications – Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple TV, App Store, Apple Arcade, Fitness+, MusicKit etc. Working multi-functionally with various teams across Apple, you will deliver some really exciting features to our customers. Thinking about web service performance is a constant thing for us, and we are searching for someone like-minded. If you are used to thinking about performance in terms of median, 95th percentile and 99th percentile, then we are looking for you! You would be someone who is not afraid to question assumptions, is a phenomenal teammate under tight deadlines and seeks problems with sophisticated technical solutions. You will also have the opportunity to help develop and enhance the MusicKit – Apple Music APIs for our developer community and partners! https://developer.apple.com/documentation/applemusicapi Check out some of the sessions presented by the members of this team at WWDC: WWDC22 – Meet Apple Music API and MusicKit: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2022/10148/ WWDC21 – Explore the catalog with the Apple Music API: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10291 WWDC21 – Cross reference content with the Apple Music API: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10293

Minimum Qualifications

• BS or MS in Computer Science, plus 3 years experience in related field.
• Knowledge of Java or functional languages like Clojure.
• Strong object oriented design and analysis skills coupled with a deep understanding of data structures and algorithms.
• Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs or other API technologies.
• Experience with NoSQL or document oriented data stores (e.g. Apache Solr / Redis / Memcached / Cassandra / Voldemort / MongoDB etc.) is a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and agility to build customer facing features that span multi-functional teams.
• Experience writing effective unit and integration tests.
• Outstanding debugging, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills.

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.