Software Application Support Engineer, Retail Engineering

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Sunnyvale, CA
Salary
$150,400–$225,300 / yr
Posted
66 days ago
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Confirmed live yesterday

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Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $167k
This role $188k
$117k most similar roles pay here $237k

This role pays more than 70% of similar roles. Most pay $136,475–$197,750 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $188k versus about $167k for comparable roles.

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About Apple Inc

Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

Apple Inc currently has 1984 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Application Support Engineer, Retail Engineering

The Software Application Support Engineer, Retail Engineering joins a distributed team supporting the Apple Online Store, a multi-channel elite eCommerce platform. This technical role involves providing support to business and core engineering teams by triaging incidents based on impact, devising mitigation steps, and conducting root cause analysis. The engineer will partner with engineering teams to prioritize production defects, manage on-call rotations, assess monitoring and alert needs, and maintain support documentation while performing automation and debugging of sophisticated issues. Required skills include coding in Java or Scala frameworks and strong knowledge of PL/SQL. Preferred qualifications include experience with NoSQL databases, Unix Shell Scripting, cloud infrastructure like AWS, and APM tools such as Splunk. The role requires translating complex technical topics into non-expert terminology to resolve production issues within the eCommerce domain.

What you'll do

  • Partner with engineering teams to prioritize and fix production defects.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24/7 support for apps and services.
  • Triage incidents based on business impact and implement mitigation steps to unblock operations.
  • Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and log defects for engineering prioritization.
  • Assess the need for production monitoring and configure alert systems.
  • Automate manual processes and maintain comprehensive support documentation.
  • Debug sophisticated production issues within a large-scale eCommerce environment.

What we're looking for

  • 3+ years of software engineering or application support experience in a large-scale environment.
  • Coding knowledge in Java, Scala, or related Java frameworks.
  • Strong knowledge of PL/SQL.
  • BS degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science or a related field.
  • Experience with monitoring, alerting, fault analysis, and automation.
  • Knowledge of NoSQL databases and Unix Shell Scripting.
  • Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS and tools like Splunk or other APM tools.
  • Excellent communication skills to translate complex technical topics for non-expert audiences.

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