Software Engineer, Apple Services Engineering - Commerce
The Apple Services Engineering (ASE) Commerce group is looking for an extraordinary back-end Java software engineer to join our Account Services team. The Commerce team provides the transactional engine for App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and more. Our platform is the highest volume digital content store in the world, serving billions of transactions daily in more than 130 countries. We strive to provide a flawless purchase and subscription experience for our millions of customers and developers all over the world!
As a Software Engineer on the Account Services team, you’ll build and evolve the secure, high-scale systems that power our platform’s most critical user flows. You’ll design and launch new account features, strengthen our security posture through industry-leading best practices, and modernize legacy systems by adopting the newest technologies. You’ll be responsible for developing secure account experiences and rapidly resolving customer-impacting issues. This position demands someone who can operate in ambiguity, make sound technical decisions under pressure, and translate complex requirements into scalable, maintainable systems.
Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years of software engineering experience implementing and maintaining critical systems at scale.
- Outstanding analytical problem-solving, debugging, and diagnostic skills.
- Willing to take ownership and set direction, and thrive navigating any ambiguity in your projects.
- BS degree, preferably in Computer Science or related experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with security protocols, authentication and authorization mechanisms, and abuse-defense patterns.
- Experience with load balancing, autoscaling, traffic shaping, distributed systems debugging, and incident response.
- Proficiency with observability tooling - metrics, logs, and performance troubleshooting.
- Strong commitment to automated testing, including integration, load, and end-to-end testing.