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Software Engineer - AML - Ai & Data Platforms

Apple· Apple Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) – ACM Platform team
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Sunnyvale, California$150.4k - $225.3kFull-timePosted 3d ago

About the role

Software Engineer role within Apple’s ACM Platform on the AML - Ai & Data Platforms (AiDP) team. Design, develop, and operate high-throughput, low-latency distributed backend services to support internal users, with a focus on fraud detection, data platforms, and AI-assisted development tools.

Responsibilities

  • Design and develop scalable backend services using Java and distributed systems principles.
  • Build and maintain high-throughput and low latency API’s
  • Build reliable, scalable, and observable cloud-native services using technologies such as Kubernetes, Kafka, OpenSearch, Solr, and Cassandra.
  • Contribute to platform modernization, including service migrations, data routing, ingestion pipelines, and infrastructure improvements.
  • Develop and enhance deployment automation, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, performance testing, and operational tooling.
  • Troubleshoot production issues, perform performance tuning, and improve service reliability and operational efficiency.
  • Partner with Product, Architecture, and other engineering teams to translate requirements into well-designed technical solutions.
  • Contribute to technical design discussions, code reviews, testing strategies, and engineering best practices.
  • Use AI-assisted development tools and modern engineering practices to improve developer productivity, automation, code quality, and platform innovation.
  • Independently own features and services while collaborating closely with senior engineers on larger platform initiatives.

Qualifications

  • B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience.
  • 4+ years of software engineering experience developing backend or distributed systems.
  • Strong Java development experience, preferably with modern JDK versions
  • Hands on coding experience with Python
  • Good understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, scalability, reliability, and fault-tolerant design.
  • Hands-on experience with some combination of Kafka, OpenSearch/Elasticsearch, Solr, Cassandra, or similar distributed technologies.
  • Experience developing cloud-native applications and working with Kubernetes.
  • Ability to troubleshoot complex technical issues and perform performance analysis and optimization.
  • Familiarity with AI concepts, LLM-based development tools, or AI-assisted software engineering is a plus.
  • Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to independently deliver well-defined technical projects.
  • Good communication and collaboration skills across engineering and cross-functional teams.
  • Self-motivated, accountable, and comfortable taking ownership of components and features from design through production.

Skills

Required:JavaPythonDistributed systemsKubernetes
Nice to have:KafkaOpenSearch/ElasticsearchSolrCassandra

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • discounted products and free services
  • reimbursement for certain educational expenses including tuition
  • potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments
  • relocation assistance
  • Apple Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • employee stock programs (discretionary restricted stock units)
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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