Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering - Commerce

Apple•Cupertino, CA

About The Position

The Apple Services Engineering (ASE) Commerce group is looking for an extraordinary back-end Java software engineer to join our Account Services team. The Commerce team provides the transactional engine for App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and more. Our platform is the highest volume digital content store in the world, serving billions of transactions daily in more than 130 countries. We strive to provide a flawless purchase and subscription experience for our millions of customers and developers all over the world! As a Software Engineer on the Account Services team, you’ll build and evolve the secure, high-scale systems that power our platform’s most critical user flows. You’ll design and launch new account features, strengthen our security posture through industry-leading best practices, and modernize legacy systems by adopting the newest technologies. You’ll be responsible for developing secure account experiences and rapidly resolving customer-impacting issues. This position demands someone who can operate in ambiguity, make sound technical decisions under pressure, and translate complex requirements into scalable, maintainable systems.

Requirements

3+ years of software engineering experience implementing and maintaining critical systems at scale.
Outstanding analytical problem-solving, debugging, and diagnostic skills.
Willing to take ownership and set direction.
Thrive navigating any ambiguity in your projects.
BS degree, preferably in Computer Science or related experience.

Nice To Haves

Experience with security protocols, authentication and authorization mechanisms, and abuse-defense patterns.
Experience with load balancing, autoscaling, traffic shaping, distributed systems debugging, and incident response.
Proficiency with observability tooling - metrics, logs, and performance troubleshooting.
Strong commitment to automated testing, including integration, load, and end-to-end testing.