Sr Software Engineer, AI & Data Platforms (AiDP)

Join our team and help us build intelligent, scalable solutions. You'll be at the forefront, architecting, designing, and implementing highly available enterprise solutions that truly match Apple's scale. We are working on a developer experience platform for internal use to assist our app development teams accelerate their SDLC. The role focuses on enhancing existing Java based frameworks and development tools for code modernization by combining LLM's with engineering practices to drive higher developer productivity. You will collaborate with other software engineers, and other data scientists to deliver end to end solutions for this platform. If you're excited about shaping impactful solutions in a collaborative, experiment-driven environment, this role is for you.

The senior level Java engineer will have a robust understanding of micro-services and Generative AI to join our team.
You will help design, implement, and maintain code mostly in Java, with the flexibility to work in other languages to meet project needs.
This role involves integrating with various enterprise services including, LLMs and adding Gen AI capabilities.
You would support our mission by applying groundbreaking research in this rapidly evolving and exciting space, to our daily work.

Bachelors in Computer Science or equivalent experience.
3+ years of proven experience developing and maintaining production services using Java and the Spring Framework / Spring Boot.
5+ years experience building large scale distributed systems.
5+ years leading software design & architecture.
3+ years programming with Java.
Experience working with AI, such as building MCP servers, designing prompts & integrating LLMs.

Experience with using and developing OpenRewrite recipes.
Experience leading and mentoring engineers.
Experience building agent-based systems and agentic workflows.
Solid understanding of data modeling and database systems including PostgreSQL, MongoDB, & other NOSQL technologies.
Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP), CI/CD, and container orchestration e.g Kubernetes.
Experience building applications with Java and J2EE/Jakarta EE related technologies - Spring Framework, Spring Boot.

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, we believe new insights have a way of becoming excellent products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish. The people here at Apple don’t just create products, they create the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do.

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