Principal Software Engineer, Retail Foundations

Apple • Sunnyvale, CA

74d

About The Position

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world. Apple Retail Engineering team builds the software systems that power all the magical experiences we offer to our Apple Store customers, be it digital or in-person. As a part of this organization, Retail Engineering Foundations group focuses on developer productivity, shared runtime systems, and common frameworks & platforms for all Retail Engineering teams. When you join Retail Foundations as a Principal Software Engineer, you'll help plan for, design and manage frameworks, platforms, and systems that countless Apple customers and employees rely on every day. Together, we'll explore all the ways to improve how Apple Store operates, freeing our employees to do what they do best, and crafting magical experiences for our customers.

Requirements

• Self-motivated, proactive, and results-driven.
• Attention to detail and dedication to providing high-quality solutions.
• Ability to work towards timely delivery of projects.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with mastery of long-form writing.
• Track record of leading software projects that span multiple, distributed teams as a hands-on tech lead.
• Proven experience with Java and at least one other high-performance backend language.
• Mastery in concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization techniques.
• Comfortable using CI/CD tools to build, test, deploy, and release containerized software applications on cloud-based Kubernetes.
• Extensive knowledge of networking concepts and protocols.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with multiple high-performance backend languages such as Rust, Go, C++, TypeScript-on-server, Swift-on-server.
• Demonstration via presentations in public conferences and published articles.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, develop, test, document, improve, and maintain code mostly in Java and other languages as needed.
• Focus on foundational systems, frameworks, and platforms for Retail Engineering.
• Participate in every aspect of projects from planning to design to implementation and future iterations.
• Collaboratively design and implement solutions to address the requirements of various Retail Engineering teams.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees