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# Software Engineer, Core Services - Apple Services Engineering

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** Cupertino, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Apple TV, App Store (IOS), Podcasting, Clojure, Data Structures, Data Stores, Software Debugging, Java Virtual Machine (JVM), Memcached, MongoDB, NoSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, Redis, Apache Solr, Web Services, Integration Tests, Information Technology, Cassandra, Functional Programming, Restful APIs
- **Published:** August 16, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3355987604&tx=UT5854THV&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* B.S. in Computer Science or similar field. M.S. preferred.
 * At least 5+ years of experience as a Software Engineer with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
 * Knowledge of JVM or functional languages like Clojure.
 * Strong object oriented design and analysis skills coupled with a deep understanding of data structures and algorithms.
 * Experience in designing and implementing RESTful APIs or other API technologies
 * Experience with NoSQL or document oriented data stores (e.g. Apache Solr / Redis / Memcached / Cassandra / Voldemort / MongoDB etc.) is a plus., * Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, and agility to build customer facing features that span multi-functional teams.
 * Experience writing effective unit and integration tests.
 * Outstanding debugging, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills.

## Description

You will be part of the server team that powers customer-facing features within the Apple client applications - Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, Apple TV, App Store, Apple Arcade, Fitness+, MusicKit etc. You will be working multi-functionally with various teams across Apple to deliver some really exciting features to our customers. Thinking about web service performance is a constant thing for us, and we are searching for someone like-minded. If you are used to thinking about performance in terms of median, 95th percentile and 99th percentile, then we are looking for you! You would be someone who is not afraid to question assumptions, is a phenomenal teammate under tight deadlines and seeks problems with sophisticated technical solutions. You will also have the opportunity to help develop and enhance the MusicKit - Apple Music APIs for our developer community and partners: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/applemusicapi (https://developer.apple.com/documentation/applemusicapi) Check
out some of the sessions presented by the members of this team at WWDC: WWDC22 - Meet Apple Music API and MusicKit - https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2022/10148/ (https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2022/10148/) WWDC21 - Explore the catalog with the Apple Music API - https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10291 (https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10291) WWDC21 - Cross reference content with the Apple Music API - https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10293 (https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10293)


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