Software Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: New York, NY
Salary: $129,300–$225,300 / yr
Posted: 13 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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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Software Engineer The Software Engineer joins the Ads Engineering team to build foundational components for next-generation systems that deliver optimized advertising content across various platforms. This role involves designing and implementing high-volume, low-latency, and highly available internal and external services within a cloud environment while collaborating with cross-functional teams like Product Management and SRE. The work focuses on solving complex problems in distributed systems, large-scale data infrastructure, LLMs, and Generative AI to support rapid growth with minimal operational overhead. Candidates should possess strong computer science fundamentals and experience with OOPS programming in Java or C++. Required technical skills include expertise in backend distributed systems, microservice design, performance tuning, and both relational and non-relational datastores. Additionally, the role requires proficiency in data processing technologies such as Kafka, Spark, or Flink, along with familiarity with AWS or GCP cloud paradigms.

What does a Software Engineer earn in New York?

Median $224000 from 203 postings across 41 companies.

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Skills

Java C++ micro services Distributed Systems AWS GCP Kafka Spark Flink Generative AI Data Processing High-Scale Performance Tuning

What you'll do

Build foundational components for the next generation of Apple Ads systems.
Implement low-latency, high-availability services for internal and external use in cloud environments.
Design performant services that support rapid growth with minimal operational overhead.
Develop distributed backend systems to handle large-scale data and high volume demand.
Build scalable microservices and data-driven platforms using Java or C++.
Manage and optimize both relational and non-relational datastores for advertising content.
Utilize data processing technologies like Kafka, Spark, or Flink to manage information flow.
Develop privacy-preserving systems that integrate seamlessly into Apple Services.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
Master's degree is preferred.
2 or more years of industry experience building scalable microservices or data-driven platforms.
5+ years of experience in software engineering is preferred.
Strong computer science fundamentals and problem-solving skills.
Proficiency in OOP programming, specifically Java or C++.
Expertise in backend distributed systems, microservice design, and high-scale performance tuning.
Experience with cloud paradigms (AWS/GCP), data processing technologies (Kafka, Spark, Flink), and relational/non-relational datastores.

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