Software Engineer, Core Services - Apple Services Engineering

formance. We partner with a variety of cross and multi-functional team members from a diverse array of groups across the company. You will join a hands-on development team that fosters creativity and generates novel solutions based on engineering excellence, and will be a part of an innovative impactful team making a difference.

Description

Come join the ASE Core Services team! You'll work with like-minded experts to develop solutions to meet product requirements and new architectures to extend our capabilities and platforms. Together, we will model content metadata into catalog and editorial entities to power all of our services, and serve these entities worldwide through our online content system and offline feeds. You will work cross-functionally to understand what content metadata is needed to power upcoming features and then model the metadata into cohesive, scalable entities. To enhance the online content system, you will find innovative ways to weave together various technologies to push the boundaries of the CAP theorem and think about performance in terms of median, 95th, and 99th percentile. You will also help develop a data transformation platform by working with various Big Data technologies to optimally deliver millions of updates to hundreds of consumers in an efficient and timely manner. Consumers include partners within Apple, like Shazam and Siri, as well as partners outside of Apple to improve our integrations with 3rd party platforms.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with mentoring, guiding, and motivating other team members.

Interest in music and playlists.

Minimum Qualifications

BS or MS in Computer Science or a related field with 6+ years of experience.

Experience leading complex engineering projects from inception to production.

Excellent communication skills. Can effectively communicate complex ideas and make compelling arguments.

Effectively collaborate with engineers, product managers, designers, collaborators, partners, etc.

Enjoys deep technical and product discussions. Has attention to detail and can context switch across multiple projects.

Can see the big picture, set a vision, and grow the team and platform in accordance to that vision.

Hands-on experience working on scalable web services and features that span multi-functional teams.

Exceptional analytical skills combined with a deep knowledge of data structures and algorithms.

Experience with NoSQL data stores like Solr, Elastic Search, Redis, Memcached, Cassandra, Voldemort, etc.

Experience integrating messaging technologies like Kafka.

Experience with Big Data technologies like Spark and Hadoop ecosystem.

Experience with Java.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote 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 .

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 $147,400 and $272,100, 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.