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Senior Backend Software Engineer - AppleTV Sports

New York City,New York,United States

Software and Services

Apple is where individual imaginations capture to build innovative products, services, and experiences that enrich lives worldwide. By encouraging a culture of collaboration and diversity, we strengthen each other’s ideas, unlocking innovation that runs through everything we do. Join us, and you’ll do more than be part of something - you’ll add something. Apple Sports is looking for an expert Backend Engineer to help redefine how users experience sports through the Apple Sports app, Apple TV, and more. As part of the Sports team, you’ll collaborate with world-class engineers to create reliable, scalable solutions for processing and displaying real-time sports data. This is an outstanding opportunity to shape the sports experience for millions of users worldwide.

Description

In this role, you will design, develop, and maintain highly available real-time data services. As well as improve the performance and reliability of backend systems, employing industry-standard processes in distributed systems. You will collaborate with multi-functional teams to implement the technical roadmap and deliver high-impact features while providing technical direction and mentorship to team members.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building scalable distributed systems.

• Proficiency in Java with expertise in Object-Oriented and Functional programming.

• Strong knowledge of concurrency control, data structures, and algorithms.

• Experience with databases such as Cassandra and Redis, and stream processing platforms like Kafka.

• Familiarity with stream processing frameworks and standard methodologies.

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines

• Bachelor's Degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience

Key Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

• Working knowledge of GraphQL.

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments.

• Passion for sports and understanding of the sports data ecosystem.

• Self-motivated with strong collaboration and communication skills.

• Experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment.

Education & Experience

Additional Requirements

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 $143,100 and $264,200, 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 (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html) about Apple Benefits.Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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