Software Engineer (Data Engineering)

Job description

**Weekly Hours:** 40
**Role Number:** 200603194-2459

**Summary**
At Apple, we focus deeply on our customers’ experience.

Apple Ads brings this same approach to advertising, helping people find exactly what they’re looking for and helping advertisers grow their businesses.
Our technology powers ads and sponsorships across Apple Services, including the App Store, Apple News, and MLS Season Pass.

Everything we do is designed for trust, connection, and impact: We respect user privacy, integrate advertising thoughtfully into the experience, and deliver value for advertisers of all sizes—from small app developers to big, global brands.

Because when advertising is done right, it benefits everyone.
Our platforms are highly-performant, deployed at scale, and setting new standards for enabling effective advertising while protecting user privacy.
We are looking for an ambitious and versatile Software Engineer who will be a key member of our team, delivering data products that solve exciting business problems.

Responsibilities range from designing and implementing core stream-processing capabilities, to supporting privacy preserving critical pipelines.

You will have the opportunity to define, refine, and refactor approaches, designs, and architectures to meet the data engineering challenges we must solve.

You will join a team of world-class data engineers with an appetite for applying leading-edge technologies to deliver extraordinary experiences to our customers.

You will play a meaningful role building data products that deliver on Apple's privacy commitments and change the way advertising works with data.

You will collaborate closely with the business to deliver relevant data and insight to inform our strategy and decisions.
You should have 3+ years experience in data engineering roles, ideally within the ads or media space.

You will have an excellent understanding of scalable approaches and thrive working in Agile environments.

The ability to be a good standout colleague under tight deadline constraints is key to success!

**Description**
At Apple Ads, we are building the next generation of privacy-focused advertising capabilities.

As a part of the data organization, we work at the cutting edge of data engineering, machine learning, and privacy at Apple's scale.

We are constantly developing data products to provide amazing user experiences and to drive value for developers and publishers.

We are looking for a Software Engineer to build the future of our real-time stream processing systems.

As a part of this team, you will
- Engineer secure and scalable data processing systems across different execution contexts such as real-time, near real-time, and batch using Spark, Hadoop, Kafka, Cassandra and beyond.
- Collaborate with a team of world-class data infrastructure engineers and product managers to apply leading-edge techniques and technologies that process petabytes of realtime streaming events.
You will join and contribute to a culture that emphasizes reliability, resiliency, extensibility, scalability, and productivity.

We are one team, nurturing each other’s growth and supporting each other in delivering for our customers and Apple.

**Minimum Qualifications**

+ 3+ years of industry experience building scalable data pipelines and data platforms
+ Strong computer science and data engineering fundamentals
+ Expertise in programming languages such as Python/Java/Scala
+ Expertise in NoSQL datastores (e.g. Cassandra, Keyspaces, ElastiCache)
+ Expertise in relational databases and SQL
+ Expertise in distributed systems and data processing technologies (e.g. Spark, Kafka, Flink)
+ Experience building and scaling systems on premise and in the cloud
**Preferred Qualifications**

+ Strong technical skills with proven experience developing and supporting scalable data infrastructure
+ Ability to communicate effectively with multi-functional technical and non-technical teams
+ Prior experience in advertising industry is a huge plus!

**Pay & Benefits**
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 $126,800 and $220,900, 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 dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition.

Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.

Learn more about Apple Benefits.

(https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity.

We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.

Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

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