About the position
The App Store Engineering R&D team is looking for talented software engineers to build work on the next generation of intelligent tools powering App Store to join our team! We are looking for a self-motivated, high-energy individual with excellent communication skills who are willing to question assumptions, take end-to-end ownership of features and drive them to completion. You should have experience developing large-scale server-side systems using object-oriented languages. You will also help us build AI/ML based workflows and integrate them into applications and features. Prior knowledge of all areas is not required, an eagerness to learn is. We’re a team of consummate tech geeks who love figuring out how things work and trying to make them better. Sometimes it’s a little tweak, sometimes it’s a fundamental shift - usually, it’s somewhere in between. Does this sound like you? Join us!
Requirements
- Minimum of 8+ years of current experience in designing, implementing, and supporting highly scalable backend systems and web services
- In-depth Java programming experience
- Deep understanding and strong hands-on experience in multithreading, networking (including non-blocking IO), HTTP and REST APIs
- Confidence with SQL databases like Oracle and NoSQL databases like Cassandra
- Deep understanding of data modeling, data and metadata management, and scalability challenges in distributed systems
- Be an advocate and driver for performance optimization, automation, and unit tests
- Ability to pick up new technologies quickly
- Excellent debugging, critical thinking, and interpersonal skills
- Diligent attention to detail
- BS in Computer Science, Mathematics, EE, or equivalent industry experience is required.
Nice-to-haves
- Passion and prior experience designing and implementing outstanding large distributed systems
- Past work using ML and/or LLMs in service of actually useful features and tools
