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The Apple Services Engineering Server (ASE) Frameworks Team is one of the most exciting examples of Apple's long-held passion for combining art and technology. These are the people who power the App Store, Apple TV, Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books. And they do it on a massive scale, meeting Apple's high expectations with high performance to deliver a huge variety of entertainment in over 35 languages to more than 150 countries. These engineers build secure, end-to-end solutions. They develop the custom software used to process all the creative work, the tools that providers use to deliver that media, all the server-side systems, and the APIs for many Apple services. Thanks to Apple's outstanding integration of hardware, software, and services, engineers here partner to get behind a single unified vision. That vision always includes a deep dedication to strengthening Apple's privacy policy, one of Apple's core values. Although services are a bigger part of Apple's business than ever before, these teams remain small, nimble, and multi-functional, offering greater exposure to the array of opportunities here

Description

The ASE Server Frameworks team is responsible for providing both frameworks and reference examples for Java applications and services that various ASE engineering teams build on top of. We need to provide our engineering counterparts with reliable, well tested and documented frameworks. Like widely used open source frameworks, these APIs and frameworks need to consider backward compatibility, upgrades, transitive dependencies and dependency management. As we evolve and modernize, we need to rev and introduce new frameworks as appropriate. The candidate will be working with a team of other hardworking Java engineers and architects focusing on implementing a feature backlog and roadmap. The frameworks need to incorporate ASE standard methodologies and incorporate foundational support for core services like logging, statistics collection, distributed tracing and other critical features of services frameworks.

","responsibilities":"Design and build AI agents and developer tooling that reduce the manual toil of framework adoption across ASE engineering teams.

Automate large scale dependency/framework upgrades across hundreds of complex repositories, with a bias toward safe verifiable change.

Propose and prototype new tooling directions, with the autonomy to grow a good idea from spike to roadmap project.

Preferred Qualifications

Passionate about creating developer tools and services that improve the quality of life for other engineering teams

Motivated by operational excellence, maintenance of distributed services, and data driven decision making

Interest in Machine Learning and LLMs for automated code refactoring

Experience with Bazel

M.S. or PhD. in Computer Science or equivalent field

Minimum Qualifications

Strong object-oriented programming experience (primarily Java)

Expert knowledge of Java build and dependency management tools like Maven/ Gradle (Bazel a bonus), as well as build systems for other languages

Excellent understanding of software development life cycle, version control, code reviews, testing, code quality tools

Experienced in SQL, relational databases, and ORM tooling

Hands on knowledge of scaling distributed services using modern cloud tech (Kubernetes, containers etc)

Strong problem solving and excellent communication skills

Experience building AI agents for task and software automation

B.S. degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional 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 $175,000 and $263,300, 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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