
Software Application Support Engineer, Retail & Marcom Engineering (R&ME)
Required skills
- software engineering
- application support
- DevOps
- SRE
- incident management
- change management
- problem management
- ITSM tool
- Java
- Scala
Nice to have
- Unix Shell Scripting
- eCommerce platform
Role summary
Apple is seeking a detail-oriented Application Support Engineer to manage and support software releases in non-production test environments. This role acts as a liaison between engineering, QA, UAT, and DevOps teams, troubleshooting environment drift, data setup, and system issues to ensure test environment readiness. The engineer will triage critical system issues, deploy proactive monitoring, and coordinate stakeholders during high-pressure situations to ensure rapid service restoration. The position requires 4+ years of experience in software engineering, application support, or DevOps/SRE, with proficiency in Java, Scala, or similar object-oriented languages, and experience with RDBMS, PL/SQL, and cloud infrastructure like AWS. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills are essential for conducting root cause analysis and communicating technical issues effectively.
Description
As part of the global Apple Online Store non-production support team, you will triage critical system issues, deploy proactive monitoring, and coordinate cross-functional stakeholders under pressure to ensure rapid service restoration. Leveraging deep technical expertise and independent judgment, you will handle complex technical challenges while championing a growth mindset focused on automation, optimization, and operational efficiency.
Minimum Qualifications
4+ years of software engineering in development, application support, DevOps/SRE, including incident, change and problem management using an enterprise ITSM tool Proficiency in Java, Scala, or other object-oriented programming languages for conducting comprehensive technical analysis and independent debugging Hands-on experience with Splunk or other monitoring/observability tools, and working experience with RDBMS and PL/SQL and cloud infrastructure such as AWS Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills in high-pressure outages, with the ability to conduct root cause analysis and articulate technical problems clearly to non-technical stakeholders Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a related STEM field or job related work experience
Preferred Qualifications
Working experience on cloud infra, like AWS, is a plus Good knowledge of Unix Shell Scripting Support experience with eCommerce platform is a plus
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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