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# Software Engineer - Universal Media

- **Company:** Apple Inc.
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Java (Programming Language), Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Apple TV, Big Data, Code Review, Computer Programming, Continuous Integration, Data Files, Data Infrastructure, Amazon DynamoDB, Elasticsearch, Spring Framework, PostgreSQL, Enterprise Messaging Systems, MySQL, NoSQL, Object-Oriented Software Development, RabbitMQ, Redis, Software Engineering, Apache Solr, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Data Processing, Cloud Platform System, Spring-boot, Backend, Build Management, Kubernetes, Low Latency, Cassandra, Apache Kafka, Stream Processing, Data Pipelines, Docker, Microservices
- **Published:** October 30, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/software-engineer-universal-media-san-diego-ca--3f515ef0-5ac8-4cc5-877c-f0f351321728

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Cross-Functional, Application Programming Interface (API), Apple, Hardware-Software Integration, Software Development, Software Engineering, Film, Data Sets, Business Operations, responsible for designing and building services that directly impact millions of users. Youll collaborate closely with a diverse set of teams that include engineering, project management, business operations, design and curation, working towards a common vision of delivering the best possible Apple TV experience for our customers. Our engineers employ their talent and tools to write the code that makes these experiences possible. They work multi-functionally with teams across Apple to build a seamless experience. This group is seeking a highly skilled Backend Engineer to help design, develop, and deliver new experiences for our customers. Join the team to see what else is possible!Partner with data scientists to productionize and deploy personalization algorithms, ensuring models are scalable, reliable, and performant in production environments. Design and build data pipelines to generate and process large-scale datasets used for personalization and user targeting initiatives.
Develop and maintain systems for delivering timely, personalized notifications to users across multiple channels. Monitor and optimize production systems for latency, throughput, and reliability, implementing improvements as usage scales. Collaborate cross-functionally with data scientists, product managers, and other engineers to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions. Contribute to code reviews, technical design discussions, and engineering best practices to raise the overall quality and health of the codebase.5+ years of experience building resilient, high-scale, distributed microservices in production environments Proficiency in software programming with Java or some other object oriented programming language Familiarity with one or more of these technologies: Spring Framework/Spring Boot, Docker, Kubernetes, SQL & NoSQL databases (Cassandra, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MySQL), messaging systems (Kafka/RabbitMQ), Solr/Elasticsearch, Redis, etc.
Proficient in algorithms and data structures Ability to communicate effectively, both verbal and written. Ability to solve problems given incomplete or partial data and/or requirements. Driven to deliver high quality solutions consistently and quickly. Self driven, collaborative, communicative, and fun to work with.Experience in stream processing and data processing tools and best-practices. Experience with CI/CD and Cloud Environments. Bachelor's degree in CS/CE/EE or a related technical field, or equivalent industry experience. Masters degree is a plus.

## Description

innovative engineers collaborate with the world's most creative storytellers? TV gets reinvented. Meet the re-inventors: Apple Services Video Engineering (ASE Video). ASE Video teams have embarked on a journey to build the next-generation sports and media experience. In the ASE Video teams, we work every day to create products that enrich people's lives. The teams build and manage the Apple TV app as well as tvOS, which redefined and refined the way people watch movies, TV shows, sports, and so much more. The ASE Video group is looking for a Software Engineer to join our Universal Media Engineering team. The Universal Media Engineering team leads the data platform and related tools that power the Apple TV app. We are looking for enthusiastic, self-starting individuals who can bring new ideas and innovations to the platform and push the boundaries of scalability, latency and quality. Does this sound like you? If so, we want to speak with you. As a Software Engineer, you will be