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# Software Engineer

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Washington, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Apple TV, Big Data, Computer Programming, Data Infrastructure, Data Systems, Software Design Documents, Distributed Computing Environment, Distributed Systems, Software Engineering, Large Language Models, Backend, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Restful APIs, Data Pipelines, Microservices
- **Published:** August 25, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/70c3e1fe-5783-45fb-8fa6-7416500d99f4

## About the Role

* Successful candidates will have strong AI, engineering and communication skills.

 * The ideal candidate has a real passion for quality and an ability to understand complex systems. If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you.

Minimum Qualifications

3+ years of programming experience in Java or Scala.

Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent technical discipline and experience working with large scale distributed data processing technologies and developing AI agents.

Experience in working with big data and distributed systems.

Experience developing microservices and REST APIs.

Experience working with LLMs and developing AI agents.

Preferred Qualifications

Good understanding of software engineering principles and fundamentals including algorithms and data structures.

Self-directed, self-motivated and able to create architecture and design documents.

Ability to capture cross-functional requirements and translate them into practical engineering tasks.

## Description

Data is our first class citizen. The volume of the data is on petabyte scale and we are software engineers who build distributed systems to generate data analytics. The systems should scale well, be highly available and provide consistent results. The systems we build have significant impact on our stakeholders and partners who use the data for business insights. We are deeply committed to Apple's privacy policy, which forms Apple's core values. You will have important responsibility and influence in designing and building the data platform to empower data analytics and delivering the solutions that have significant impact on Apple TV and Sports products.

 * An ideal candidate will collaborate with our partner teams to design and implement data solutions to support the business needs. We are looking for someone with a love for data and ability to iterate quickly on all stages of data pipelines.

 * This position involves working on a small team to develop large scale data pipelines and backend services using microservices and big data technologies.


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