← All roles

Senior Software Engineer

Apple· Ads Engineering
Apply on company site
Hybrid (New York City)full-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Senior Software Engineer in Apple Ads Engineering focused on building scalable, privacy-preserving ad tech systems.Role involves designing and implementing low-latency, high-volume backend services, distributed systems, and data processing pipelines to support advertising across Apple services.

Responsibilities

  • Build the foundational pieces of the next generation of Apple Ad’s systems
  • Implement low latency, highly - available, high volume internal and external facing services in a cloud environment.
  • Design and implement performant services created with the right principles to support rapid growth with minimal operational overheads
  • Collaborate with cross functional teams including Product Management, Data, SRE, etc. to design and implement systems that can handle a variety of Ads use cases.

Qualifications

  • 5 or more years of industry experience building scalable micro services or data driven platforms.
  • Strong computer science fundamentals.
  • Prior experience with OOPS programming (eg., Java/C++ or equivalent)
  • Familiarity with cloud paradigms ( e.g AWS or GCP )
  • Expertise in building backend distributed systems
  • Experience with creating solutions using public cloud technologies and APIs
  • Strong understanding of Micro-service design and high-scale performance tuning
  • Expertise in relational and non relational datastore
  • Proficiency in data processing technologies (e.g Kafka, Spark, Flink )
  • Strong problem solving and debugging skills.
  • A desire to work in a fast-paced work environment.
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering discipline or equivalent. Master's degree preferred.
  • 8+ years of experience in software engineering
  • Ability to work with and lead cross functional teams
  • Proficiency in Java
  • Prior experience in advertising industry is a plus

Skills

Required:JavaDistributed systemsMicroservicesCloud technologies (AWS or GCP)Relational and NoSQL datastoresKafka, Spark, Flink
Nice to have:C++

Benefits

  • base pay between $184,700 and $277,600 (base pay range)
  • participation in Apple discretionary employee stock programs (RSU)
  • Employee stock purchase plan
  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • educational expense reimbursement (tuition)
  • potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments
  • relocation assistance (eligible)
  • Learn more about Apple Benefits
Last updated Sep 11, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Apple

Discover the innovative world of Apple and shop everything iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV, plus explore accessories, entertainment, and expert device support.

Discover the innovative world of Apple and shop everything iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Apple TV, plus explore accessories, entertainment, and expert device support.

AirPods Max 2Apple ArcadeApple CardApple Fitness+Apple MusicApple TVApple TV+Apple Watch Series 11
Company profileWebsite

More open roles at Apple