Apple
Software Engineer, Apple Gift Systems
$142K–$263K
San Diego, California · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Build and operate scalable, secure backend systems that power Apple Gift Card purchases and redemptions worldwide.
What you'll do
- Design, build, and maintain backend services and APIs for high-volume global transactions.
- Own services end to end, including deployment, monitoring, on-call operations, and reliability improvements.
- Lead technical projects and collaborate with Apple teams and external partners on integrations.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
- 5+ years of professional backend software engineering experience.
- Experience architecting, building, and operating mission-critical distributed systems at large scale.
- Experience using generative AI tools throughout the software development lifecycle to produce high-quality software.
Nice to have
- Proficiency with Java or Kotlin and Spring.
- Experience with high-volume REST and/or gRPC services.
Pay
$142,300 and $263,300 (USD base salary)
Tools
Java, Kotlin, Spring, REST, gRPC, Docker, Kubernetes, Prometheus
AI focus
Use generative AI tools throughout the software development lifecycle to produce high-quality software.
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