Sr Software Engineer, Employee Experience & Productivity at Apple

, California, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Java, C/C++, Go, Scala, Distributed Systems, Cloud Computing, AWS, Containers, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Video Protection, Data Analytics, Observability, Security, Automation, Mentorship

Industry

Computers and Electronics Manufacturing

Description

Join our team and be a key architect in building the next generation of our core software systems! We're looking for a passionate Sr. Software Backend Engineer to create exceptional user experiences and scalable, well-architected solutions that drive our business forward. If you thrive on solving complex challenges and mentoring others, this is the place for you. DESCRIPTION Drive a platform roadmap aligned with Apple Information Security (AIS) and product stakeholders. Execute company-wide live event (e.g., all-hands) meeting, exceeding SLAs. Clear reliability posture: multi-region DR, tested failover, run-books, and reduced MTTR. Demonstrable mentorship and cross-team impact: stronger design rigor, docs, and velocity. Internal Streaming/Media. Live and VOD workflows: ingest, encoder/transcoder orchestration, ABR ladders, packaging/manifest generation Secure internal distribution: entitlements by org/role, content classification, watermarking, and retention policies. Peak-event readiness: scaling strategies for all-hands and global broadcasts across mixed networks (office, home, VPN). MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS Technical degree or equivalent experience building large-scale distributed backends. 10+ years building large-scale distributed backend systems. 8+ years of Java or equivalent experience in C/C++, Go, Scala, or similar programming languages. 5+ years of end-to-end live/VOD pipelines & video protection. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS Deep experience with fault-tolerant distributed systems, multi-region architectures, idempotency, backpressure, and resiliency patterns (circuit breaking, bulkheads). Containers, orchestration, and IaC: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, Terraform (or equivalent). Cloud proficiency (AWS): compute, networking, IAM, object storage; strong cost-awareness and capacity planning. AWS media services, such as AWS Live & AWS Media Package. Datastores and messaging: SQL and NoSQL (e.g., Oracle, DynamoDB, MongoDB), caching (Redis), and streams (Kafka/Pub/Sub). Enterprise identity and security: OAuth2/OIDC/SAML, RBAC/ABAC, token-based auth, encryption in transit/at rest, auditing. Strong observability and operational excellence: metrics/logs/traces (OpenTelemetry), SLI/SLO/error budgets, on-call and incident management. Codecs/containers (H.264/AVC, H.265/HEVC, AV1; MP4/fMP4) and live ingest protocols (SRT, RIST, RTMP). CDN and edge: internal cache hierarchy, multi-CDN switching, token auth, and cache-control for enterprise networks. Accessibility and compliance: captions, translations, WCAG; knowledge governance, eDiscovery/legal hold. Data/analytics for QoE and engagement; familiarity with Hadoop/Ozone is a plus. Automation to reduce operational toil; practical use of GenAI to boost developer productivity within security constraints. Zero Trust networking concepts, device posture/attestation, and MDM integration. Experience with end-to-end live/VOD pipelines: ingest, transcode orchestration, ABR ladders, HLS/DASH packaging/manifests. Experience with enterprise video protection: DRM, entitlement/authorization.

Responsibilities

Drive a platform roadmap aligned with stakeholders and execute company-wide live events. Ensure reliability and scalability of systems while mentoring team members.