Sr. Software Engineer, AppleTV App

$143,100 - $264,200/Yr

Apple - Monte Vista, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Monte Vista, CA

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Video Engineering Server team at Apple is seeking experienced software engineers to develop scalable, low-latency backend services and data systems for the Apple TV app. This role involves working on a service platform that supports various devices and handles millions of requests daily, focusing on content discovery and consumption for Apple TV+ Originals and live sports broadcasts. The position offers an opportunity to collaborate with talented engineers on backend service platforms, data ingestion pipelines, and data storage systems, emphasizing service reliability and latency optimization.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement services in Java.
• Improve the catalog data system built on Solr.
• Perform data analysis using Spark and Scala.
• Work on service scalability and runtime performance.
• Create and fine-tune models for content discovery.

Requirements

• 5+ years of related work experience.
• Expertise in Solr, Lucene, and/or Elastic Search.
• Fluency in Java.
• Experience building backend services for consumer products.
• Experience in developing highly scalable micro-services.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of AI/ML embeddings.
• Experience in the video domain.
• Experience building backend services for consumer products.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage.
• Retirement benefits.
• Discounted products and free services.
• Reimbursement for certain educational expenses, including tuition.
• Discretionary bonuses or commission payments.
• Relocation assistance.