Job Details

Senior Software Engineer, Corporate Systems Engineering

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Corporate Functions

Summary

Posted: Oct 07, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200624021-3956

At Apple, new insights have a way of becoming phenomenal products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. You bring passion, and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish.

Description

We are building the next generation systems powering Apple. Working alongside a talented team of engineers, our initiative is to build strategic Finance and Accounting capabilities to support Payments and Commerce at Apple. We enable the company to build first to market features that differentiate our products.

Responsibilities

• We are looking for a team member with a strong foundation in computer science theory along with proven experience

• In this role, you will envision, design, develop, and deliver components of a well coordinated, distributed system that will become the core financial capabilities for Apple

• You have a proven record of writing Engineering proposals to solve sophisticated problems by digging deep into a domain when needed, explaining them to different partners and iterating them as you receive feedback

• You also have a track record of building out these proposals and turning them into product features

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in designing, implementing & supporting highly scalable systems and services in Java, Kotlin and/or other JVM-based languages

• 4+ years experience with different data store technologies such as SQL or NoSQL

• Proficient in event driven architecture and messaging technologies such as Kafka

• Understand engineering concerns like reliability, scale, availability, accuracy etc that are particularly important for Payments

• BS degree or job related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of financial engineering and how payments/commerce transactions are processed through systems to reflect their accounting and financial impact

• Self-starter with strong customer and product focus, and a desire to gain awareness of an

• eco-system and how systems collaborate

• Ability to communicate thoughtfully, write engineering proposals, leverage problem-solving skills, build a learning mindset and establish long-term relationships

• Practical experience with Postgres or DynamoDB

• Deployment experience using Docker and Kubernetes

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 $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 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) .

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) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

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