Senior Software Engineer - SWE Program Tools

Senior Software Engineer - SWE Program Tools

Cupertino, California, United States Software and Services

Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other's ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better.

It's the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you'll do more than join something — you'll add something. There are more than two billion active Apple devices worldwide and we are striving for a billion more.

Come join a small team of highly-focused engineers who are working to make that possible. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to work on internal applications and services that play a critical role in how Apple develops and delivers high-quality operating systems.

As an engineer on our team, you will iterate quickly to create, maintain, and improve apps and backend services that empower the day-to-day work of tens of thousands of Apple employees. We obsess over the user experience. We strongly value creative problem-solving and continuous improvement. When we find a great technical or process solution, we adopt and adapt it across our projects.

Being disciplined about our day-to-day work gives us the freedom to respond flexibly and creatively to new challenges. Our work requires significant interaction with our users, cross-functional partners, and leaders across Apple so the ideal candidate will excel at communication and collaboration in addition to technical skills.

In this role, you will:

• Collaboratively design and implement services and systems that sit directly in active engineering workflows
• Work through ambiguous requirements and make thoughtful architectural decisions
• Investigate and improve systems in production, improving reliability, performance, and overall engineering quality

Success in this role requires strong technical judgment, comfort operating in production environments, and the ability to communicate clearly while collaborating closely with internal users, cross-functional partners, and engineering leaders across Apple.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related fields, or equivalent practical experience
• 5+ years of experience building backend services in one or more modern programming languages (Ruby, Python, Swift, etc.)
• Recent hands‑on experience writing, deploying and maintaining production code
• Strong software engineering fundamentals, including system design and writing maintainable, testable code

• Experience working with Kubernetes, continuous integration systems, Unix environments, and relational or No
  
  SQL databases (or similar technologies)
• Solid software engineering fundamentals including architecture and OO‑design patterns and functional programming
• Can create roadmaps and drive product vision by prioritizing excellent user experience
• Passion for quality and attention to detail
• Creative thinker and strong problem solver
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience leveraging LLM based tools for developing and testing code

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $147,400 and $272,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including:
Comprehensive medical and…