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Apple
Full time
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USA
10/16/2026
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San Diego, CA

Responsibilities

Build and scale high-performance backend services and APIs for Apple services.
Design and build large-scale batch and stream-processing data pipelines.
Develop cloud-native distributed systems using event-driven patterns and container orchestration.
Build observability tools and analytics that detect, diagnose, and document service health issues.
Own software from development through operations, including testing, performance tuning, troubleshooting, and security.
Mentor engineers and contribute to collaboration, knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and product excellence.

Requirements

Experience building and scaling high-performance backend services and APIs using technologies such as GraphQL, REST, or gRPC.
Experience with JVM languages such as Java, Scala, or Kotlin, or polyglot experience with Go, Python, or Swift.
Experience designing large-scale data pipelines for batch or stream processing with frameworks such as Apache Spark or Apache Flink.
Experience designing cloud-native distributed systems involving microservices, Kubernetes, and event-driven patterns such as Kafka.
Strong data-systems fundamentals and experience with relational and NoSQL databases.
Experience with observability tools such as Splunk, Grafana, or Prometheus and diagnosing complex large-scale-system issues.
Understanding of security fundamentals and commitment to building secure, resilient software.
A track record of delivering exceptional software through a related technical degree, a non-traditional educational path, or equivalent practical experience.
Preferred experience with frontend technologies such as React, Vue, or Svelte, or native macOS/iOS development using Swift.
Preferred curiosity about applying generative AI to engineering challenges.

Apple

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