Staff Software Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
San Francisco, CA
Salary
$184,700–$324,800 / yr
Posted
34 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role pays more than 83% of similar roles. Most pay $202,800–$254,225 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $255k versus about $229k 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 · Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer, Apple Ads joins the Advertiser Services team to build foundational components for the next generation of Apple's advertising platforms. This role involves collaborating with product management to define external APIs for campaign management while designing and implementing performant services and data pipelines. The engineer will develop shared capabilities like authentication and authorization, as well as secure, scalable distributed data processing systems in a cloud environment to manage high-volume advertiser facing systems. Technical requirements include proficiency in Java, Scala, or C++, expertise in relational datastores like Postgres or Oracle, and experience with NoSQL databases such as Cassandra or DynamoDB. Additionally, the role requires skills in data processing technologies including Kafka, Spark, and Flink to solve complex problems within the advertising technology domain across various platforms.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214000 from 775 postings across 63 companies.

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What you'll do

  • Build foundational components for the next generation of Apple's advertising platforms.
  • Define external APIs for campaign management in collaboration with product management.
  • Design and implement performant services and data pipelines.
  • Develop shared capabilities such as authentication and authorization for internal and external partners.
  • Implement low-latency, high-availability, and high-volume advertiser-facing systems in cloud environments.
  • Engineer secure and scalable distributed data processing systems for campaign management.

What we're looking for

  • 10 or more years of industry experience building scalable microservices or data-driven platforms.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals and problem-solving skills.
  • Prior experience with Java, Scala, C++, or equivalent languages.
  • Expertise in relational datastores such as Postgres or Oracle.
  • Expertise in NoSQL datastores such as Cassandra or DynamoDB.
  • Proficiency in data processing technologies like Kafka, Spark, or Flink.
  • Familiarity with cloud paradigms such as AWS or GCP.
  • Prior experience in the advertising industry (preferred).

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