Senior Software Engineer

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.

Description

Ads Engineering builds ad tech the Apple way—privacy-preserving, user-centric, and built to scale. Our infrastructure supports massive real-time demand with low latency, precision, and global reach. Our work spans distributed systems, large-scale data infrastructure, LLMs, and Generative AI. We design and build best of breed systems for dealing with our complex and ever-growing platform needs that help deliver highly optimized advertising content to consumers.

Minimum Qualifications

5 or more years of industry experience building scalable micro services or data driven platforms.Strong computer science fundamentals.Prior experience with OOPS programming (eg., Java/C++ or equivalent)Familiarity with cloud paradigms ( e.g AWS or GCP )Expertise in building backend distributed systemsExperience with creating solutions using public cloud technologies and APIsStrong understanding of Micro-service design and high-scale performance tuningExpertise in relational and non relational datastoreProficiency in data processing technologies (e.g Kafka, Spark, Flink )Strong problem solving and debugging skills.A desire to work in a fast-paced work environment.Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering discipline or equivalent. Master's degree preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

8+ years of experience in software engineeringAbility to work with and lead cross functional teamsProficiency in JavaPrior experience in advertising industry is a plus