
Sr Software Engineer - G&A Solutions Engineering (GSE)
Required skills
- Java
- concurrency
- memory management
- performance optimization
- OOP
- data structures
- algorithms
- software design patterns
- testable code
- maintainable code
Nice to have
- Tech Lead
- GenAI coding tools
- Claude
- Copilot
- Codex
Role summary
Apple's Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization is seeking an experienced Java Software Engineer for its G&A Solutions Engineering (GSE) team. This role involves building and maintaining mission-critical applications and services that support Apple's general and administrative functions, including legal, finance, facilities, and security. The engineer will work with a talented team to develop scalable, secure, and efficient technology solutions at a global scale, focusing on improving productivity and automation. The position requires strong experience in Java, backend development, distributed systems, API design, and message-driven architectures.
Description
Imagine what we could do together. At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job, and there’s no telling what we could accomplish. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. The IS&T (Information Systems and Technology) organization at Apple builds and maintains mission-critical applications and services that support Apple customers, employees, partners, and products worldwide. IS&T’s Legal and Global Security Solutions (LGSS) Team is seeking an experienced Java Software Engineer, to join its engineering organization where you will work with a highly talented team of software engineers and product managers to build scalable and secure solutions that empower Apple’s legal, security and compliance functions
Minimum Qualifications
5 years proven experience developing software in a professional capacity. Longer experience preferred. 4 years experience with Java, including proficiency in concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization techniques. 4 years experience in OOP principles, data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns (e.g. GoF), with a proven focus on implementing testable, maintainable, and extensible backend code. 4 years experience with complementary programming languages beyond Java (e.g. Go, Python, Ruby, etc.), including practical use for automation scripting, infrastructure tooling, data processing pipelines, and build system customizations. 4 years experience designing, implementing, and shipping high-scale, high-performance, highly available, fault-tolerant, and secure cloud-based distributed systems. 4 years experience in API design and implementation, including proficiency in RESTful API principles, gRPC, GraphQL, contract-first design (e.g. OpenAPI/Swagger, Protobuf, etc.), API versioning strategies, gateway patterns, rate limiting, and designing APIs for backward compatibility and long-term evolution. 4 years experience with message-driven and event-driven architectures, including proficiency in messaging systems (e.g. Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, etc.), event sourcing, CQRS patterns, and designing reliable asynchronous communication between distributed services. B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Track record of leading software projects within a team as a tech lead (TL), while mentoring software engineers. Hands-on experience leveraging GenAI coding tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot, Codex) to accelerate the software development lifecycle, enhance code quality, and streamline debugging and testing processes.
Sample Apple interview questions
- 1
Design a typeahead box for a search engine
system designmedium - 2
Design a rate limiter
system designmedium - 3
Architect a key-value store for distributed systems.
system designmedium - 4
Design a system to schedule jobs in a distributed environment
system designmedium - 5
What is an API and how does it work?
technicalmedium
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