Senior Software Engineer

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services At Apple, we focus deeply on our customers’ experience. Apple Ads brings this same approach to advertising, helping people find exactly what they’re looking for and helping advertisers grow their businesses. Our technology powers ads and sponsorships across Apple Services, including the App Store, Apple News, and MLS Season Pass. Everything we do is designed for trust, connection, and impact: We respect user privacy, integrate advertising thoughtfully into the experience, and deliver value for advertisers of all sizes—from small app developers to big, global brands. Because when advertising is done right, it benefits everyone. Description Ads Engineering builds ad tech the Apple way—privacy-preserving, user-centric, and built to scale. Our infrastructure supports massive real-time demand with low latency, precision, and global reach. Our work spans distributed systems, large-scale data infrastructure, LLMs, and Generative AI. We design and build best-of-breed systems for dealing with our complex and ever-growing platform needs that help deliver highly optimized advertising content to consumers. 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. Minimum Qualifications 5 or more years of industry experience building scalable micro‑services or data‑driven platforms. Strong computer science fundamentals. Prior experience with object‑oriented programming (e.g., 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 datastores. 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. Preferred Qualifications 8+ years of experience in software engineering. Ability to work with and lead cross‑functional teams. Proficiency in Java. Prior experience in the advertising industry is a plus. Benefits and Compensation 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. Base pay for this role is between $184,700 and $277,600, depending on skills, qualifications, experience, and location. 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 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. At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong. Learn about accessibility in Apple’s workplace. Learn about reasonable accommodations for job applicants. #J-18808-Ljbffr Apple