Software Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Seattle, WA
Salary: $142,300–$263,300 / yr
Posted: 45 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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As a Software Engineer, Apple Video Services, you will join the engineering team responsible for building and operating backend services critical to the Apple TV app. You will work on high-scale systems focused on resiliency and observability to ensure reliable uptime for global users across content onboarding, browse, discovery, and playback features. The role involves designing and implementing solutions for complex distributed systems while writing well-tested, maintainable code. Key technical requirements include experience with Java, JVM technologies, and Linux or Unix environments including performance tuning. Preferred skills involve working with Kubernetes, containers, message queues like Kafka, server-side technologies such as Jetty, and various data technologies including NoSQL, Hadoop, and Spark. You will also utilize knowledge of networks, CDNs, load balancers, and web technologies like JavaScript and HTML5 to solve problems within the video streaming domain.

What does a Software Engineer earn in Washington?

Median $202800 from 326 postings across 28 companies.

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Skills

Java JVM Kubernetes Kafka NoSQL Hadoop MongoDB CouchDB Spark Jetty HTML5 JavaScript Linux Unix Distributed Systems Load Balancers API Development

What you'll do

Build and operate highly scalable backend services to power the Apple TV app experience.
Ensure system reliability, observability, and uptime for global users.
Develop features for content onboarding, browse discovery, and playback systems.
Write high-quality, well-tested, and maintainable code in Java and JVM technologies.
Design and implement technical solutions for complex distributed systems.
Manage infrastructure components including containers, message queues, and load balancers.
Optimize system performance within Linux or Unix environments.
Develop APIs and backend services to handle web-scale traffic.

What we're looking for

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
3+ years of industry experience building systems and delivering internet services at scale.
Experience with Java and runtime configurations.
Experience working in Linux or Unix environments, including performance tuning for memory and disk.
Basic understanding of Kubernetes.
Experience with containers, message queues like Kafka, and server-side technologies like Jetty.
Experience with NoSQL, relational, or big data technologies such as Hadoop, MongoDB/CouchDB, or Spark.
Infrastructure knowledge spanning networks, CDNs, and load balancers.

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