What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer, Data Solutions & Initiatives position at Apple?
Summary
Posted:
Weekly Hours: 40
Role Number:200533567
Imagine what you could do here. The people here at Apple don’t just create products — they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it.
The Data Solutions & Initiatives (DSI) team supports Apple’s business leaders as they project, manage, and report on business performance. We do this by driving vast improvements for our customers, experiences that delight, platforms that scale to meet the demands of the business, tools that provide crucial productivity and insights.
Description
This is a senior full-stack software engineering role. You will collaborate closely with other engineers, users and business leaders to plan, design, build and deliver high quality software.
Your responsibilities will include:
- Leading technical direction and execution. Demonstrate rigor through implementations that can scale to meet business needs with high availability, performant and robustness
- Driving best practices in linting, testing, patterns/paradigms, documentation, processes, etc.
- Developing, maintaining, and reviewing software with a focus on quality and maintainability
- Facilitating coordination with cross-functional partners (e.g. Product Manager, DevOps, Data Engineer, Data Scientist) to design and deliver robust solutions in a timely and cost-efficient manner
- Providing technical oversight for the entire software development lifecycle, ensuring plan and outcomes align to expected functional and non-functional requirements
- Debugging production issue, perform root cause analysis and ensure timely followups on short-term and long-term solutions
- Mentoring and coaching less experienced engineers, providing technical guidance when necessary.
- Researching novel technologies, building proofs of concept and presenting learnings
- Promoting and exemplifying technical excellence and innovation
Minimum Qualifications
- 7 years of software engineering experience
- Experience leading or managing engineering teams
- Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and one compiled language, e.g. Java, Go, Swift, Kotlin
- Familiarity with systems architecture, API and frontend development
- Knowledge of infrastructure, various data stores and caches
- Strong communication skills to effectively convey technical concepts
- Ability to guide teams through iterative planning, execution, and delivery processes
- Understanding of designing for resilience and self-healing capabilities
Key Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
- 10 years software engineering experience
- Expert level understanding of distributed services, databases and API development
- Proven experience in rapid scaling, performance and resilience testing
- Deep knowledge of AWS or other cloud platforms
- Familiarity with native development (iOS, macOS, Swift)
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
Education & Experience
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
- At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,800 and $264,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.
Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.
Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.
Salary : $175,800 - $264,200
