Sr Software Engineer, Employee Experience & Productivity
Do you want to help build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world? Join Apple's Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization. IS&T is the engine behind everything Apple does for customers and for the people who build for them. It's Apple's central nervous system. Supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices, processing billions of secure transactions, and keeping the technology that defines modern life running flawlessly, IS&T makes the impossible feel effortless. Do you love building solutions to handle global complexity and immense scale? Imagine what you could do here.
Employee Experience and Productivity (EEP) is part of IS&T and delivers some of the most widely used communication and productivity technology and services across Apple - from tools that enable collaboration to the support teams that keep Apple's workforce running. EEP also leads user experience design and research, and manages the systems behind Apple's original content studios. Within this team is Employee Engagement & Engineering, a small, global team that quickly delivers with long-term vision, building durable, reliable systems meant to last. Our focus is on crafting high-quality, user-centered experiences - delivering AI and system interoperability to make every interaction intuitive, seamless, and genuinely useful for the people who rely on our tools.
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Description
We're looking for a Senior Full Stack Software Engineer to build tools that support Apple's people around the world. Using web and native technologies - HTML5, PHP, CSS, JavaScript, MySQL, Swift, Symfony, and Drupal - we create applications that let Apple's employees focus on their roles and feel supported in their daily work.
This role is back-end weighted: you'll spend most of your time designing and shipping secure, scalable Drupal and Symfony applications. You'll also build the user-friendly, accessible front-end interfaces that put those systems in people's hands. This is a senior lead role for someone who can run projects autonomously - scoping work with business partners, managing priorities and customer feedback, and driving delivery end to end - without day-to-day direction. You'll bring strong problem-solving skills, clear communication, and a collaborative mindset to a team that owns its work end to end.
Responsibilities:
Design, build, and operate secure Drupal and Symfony applications used by Apple employees worldwide
Own applications end to end - from concept and architecture through deployment and day-to-day operations
Run projects autonomously: partner directly with business groups to translate requirements into scalable enterprise software, manage priorities, and incorporate customer feedback throughout delivery
Apply secure coding practices, including input validation and access control, across the stack
Build user-friendly, accessible front-end interfaces that meet modern accessibility standards
Build systems that scale across multiple regions and languages and handle peak load for a global user base
Optimize application and database performance, including debugging and tuning SQL queries
Integrate applications with authentication and third-party services, and incorporate AI tooling into the development lifecycle
Contribute to a culture of quality and reliability through code review, sound engineering standards, and continuous improvement
Preferred Qualifications
Developing custom Drush commands and background/queue processes, with a focus on performance tuning
Strong SQL skills, including optimizing and debugging queries to improve performance
Writing automated tests (e.g., PHPUnit, Kernel/functional tests)
Integrating applications and authentication using OAuth, SAML, and single sign-on
Integrating AI tools into the application development lifecycle
Search integration (e.g., Apache Solr, Elasticsearch)
NoSQL data stores (e.g., Redis)
Building and maintaining Extract-Transform-Load (ETL) processes across a variety of data sources
Designing systems that scale across multiple locations and languages and handle peak load for a global user base
Load testing and advanced troubleshooting of production applications
CI/CD pipelines, container-based systems for deployment and local development, and managing configuration/deployments across multi-environment architectures
Distributed version control with Git
Building user-friendly, accessible front-end interfaces (Twig, JavaScript, CSS) that meet accessibility standards
React or Swift application development
Leading engineering projects and driving delivery, including Agile facilitation, code review, and mentoring peers
Minimum Qualifications
Deep, hands-on experience with Symfony and Drupal, including complex custom module development, object-oriented PHP, design patterns, and dependency management with Composer
Proven ability to own production applications end to end - from concept and architecture through deployment and day-to-day operations - and to drive projects autonomously with business partners
Experience applying secure coding practices across the stack, including input validation and access control
Experience designing and consuming RESTful web services and APIs (e.g., JSON:API, REST)
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
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 $216,200 and $324,800, 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
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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