Backend Software Engineer, Creativity Apps

Apple • San Diego, CA

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About The Position

We are looking for exceptional engineers who specialize in building resilient, fault-tolerant distributed systems. You will stand out by demonstrating unique leadership abilities and a talent for navigating complex technical challenges, all while maintaining a relentless focus on the end-user experience. In this role, you will take deep technical ownership of a high-throughput, multi-tenant platform. You will drive projects completely end-to-end, from initial architecture and design reviews through to seamless production releases. Leveraging your strong technical background and deep understanding of scalable backend architectures, you will ensure our services meet strict requirements for scalability, high availability, and low latency. Beyond just writing code, you will act as a key partner to teams across Apple, translating complex requirements into robust backend solutions that directly enable new customer-facing features.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience developing software in Java, including advanced object-oriented design and development
• Demonstrated experience building and operating distributed systems with strict requirements for scalability, high availability, and low latency
• Experience working with distributed NoSQL and relational database technologies
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Nice To Haves

• Strong fundamentals in storage systems
• Familiarity with high-performance caching mechanisms
• Familiarity with event streaming and queueing systems
• Prior experience with media processing
• Hands-on experience working with Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and technologies
• Strong problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Take deep technical ownership of a high-throughput, multi-tenant platform.
• Drive projects completely end-to-end, from initial architecture and design reviews through to seamless production releases.
• Ensure services meet strict requirements for scalability, high availability, and low latency.
• Act as a key partner to teams across Apple, translating complex requirements into robust backend solutions that directly enable new customer-facing features.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior