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Senior Software Engineer Enterprise Technology Services

Sunnyvale, CAOnsiteFull TimeSeniorPosted 2 months agoVisa sponsorship available

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Required skills

  • Java
  • J2EE
  • reliability
  • scalability
  • performance
  • object-oriented
  • algorithms
  • Java design patterns
  • reusable component design
  • distributed

Nice to have

  • Enterprise Application Integration
  • EAI
  • Java Message Service
  • JMS
  • React
  • application vulnerabilities

Role summary

Apple's Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization is seeking a Senior Software Engineer to join the Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) team. This role involves implementing and maintaining highly scalable, low-latency, distributed enterprise platforms that support Apple's global operations, including identity, device security, anti-abuse, and supply chain platforms. The engineer will be responsible for planning, design, and architecture of new functionality for critical enterprise applications. The ideal candidate is a generalist with strong Java development experience, expertise in distributed systems, Oracle databases, and a proven record of shipping reliable, high-performance products.

Do you want to help build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world? Join Apple’s Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization. IS&T is the engine behind everything Apple does for customers and for the people who build for them. It’s Apple’s central nervous system. Supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices, processing billions of secure transactions, and keeping the technology that defines modern life running flawlessly, IS&T makes the impossible feel effortless. Do you love building solutions to handle global complexity and immense scale? Imagine what you could do here. Do you like to solve complex problems in order to delight customers? Want to work side-by-side with passionate and talented people who love their jobs? Do you like the excitement of a start-up, but the stability of an established company? Are you looking to be part of a team focussed on implementing and maintaining highly scalable, low-latency, distributed enterprise platforms. Enterprise Technology Services (ETS) is part of IS&T and delivers global-scale platforms and services that keep Apple's operations secure and running. The team manages identity, device security, and anti-abuse platforms — covering everything from manufacturing and repairs to software updates and activations. ETS also oversees supply chain, manufacturing, and partner integration platforms, protecting data on more than 2.5 billion devices worldwide. And when Apple prepares for a global product launch, ETS owns the systems that ramp factory production — managing serial numbers, network credentials, and verified software.

Description


You'll need to have excellent communication and cross-group collaboration skills, be able to make forward progress despite ambiguous circumstances, be a self starter, a quick learner of new technologies and have experience shipping products. You will be a critical part of the core engineering team for a high-performing, low latency enterprise application. You will be responsible for planning and design of new functionality, contributing to architecture of core functionality and future planning for this exciting endeavor. We need someone who is something of a generalist - a savant who can work on new features one day and optimize inner loops the next. The ideal candidate has a strong mix of education and practical experience, and loves diving in to interesting problems head first.

Minimum Qualifications


Excellent Java development experience – full stack engineer preferred 5+ years experience developing Java/J2EE applications, with specific focus on reliability, scalability and performance Solid understanding of object oriented techniques, algorithms, Java design patterns and reusable component design. Hands-on experience with building and maintaining distributed WebServices based upon service-oriented architecture (SOA) methodologies Expertise with Oracle database: design database schemas, write and tune SQL queries, develop Oracle PL/SQL packages and procedures, debug performance issues and optimization. Experience with Oracle failover and replication strategies Experience designing features to be bullet proof, and low maintenance Proven record of completing projects on-time and to specification Strong analysis, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills Good verbal and written communications skills

Preferred Qualifications


Leverage enterprise messaging using Enterprise Application Integration(EAI)/Java Message(JMS) Service Experience with React and knowledge of application vulnerabilities such as Cross Site Scripting (XSS), Cross Site Request Forgery (CSRF) etc. Designing & deploying Cloud native applications with Kubernetes Familiarity with build and software delivery systems BS / MS in Computer Science or equivalen

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    Architect a key-value store for distributed systems.

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    Design a system to schedule jobs in a distributed environment

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