Senior Software Engineer, AI & Data Platforms (AiDP)
Company: Apple
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Work arrangement: On-site
Employment type: Full-time
Experience: 5-10 years
Education: bachelor degree, postgraduate degree
Posted: 2026-10-23
Responsibilities
You will build database managed services and data streaming platforms to support critical business use cases. You will also collaborate with internal engineering teams to streamline the adoption and embedding of generative AI across the organization.
Requirements
The role requires at least 6 years of software development experience with Python or Go and hands-on experience with cloud platforms and databases. A bachelor's or master's degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience is also required.
Skills
- Python
- Go
- Cloud platforms
- AWS
- GCP
- AliCloud
- MongoDB
- PostgreSQL
- Kubernetes
- Docker
- Containerization
- REST API
- gRPC
- Multi-threading
- Concurrency
- Parallelism
About this role
The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they build the kind of
wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those
people and their ideas that encourages the innovation that runs through
everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental
efforts. Join Apple, and help us leave the world better than we found it. The
most important story about any Apple application is data. As a Software Engineer
of AiDP data services team, you will work on building database managed services
and data streaming platform that power some of Apple’s most critical business
use cases. You will collaborate with exceptional database engineering teams and
internal stakeholders in building these solutions. AI & Data Platforms (AiDP) is
IS&T's engine for AI-powered innovation. The team brings together data,
application development, and machine learning — including generative AI — along
with data services and customer success functions, to help IS&T build solutions
more efficiently and streamline the adoption and embedding of generative AI
across Apple.
DESCRIPTION
We are looking for a passionate software engineer with experience in building
cloud based data engineering solutions. We expect the candidate to influence
platform tools, APIs and architecture. This role requires strong collaboration
with internal teams to deliver a best in class product in a dynamic environment.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
6+ years of software development experience with Python/Go Hands on experience
with cloud platforms like AWS, GCP or AliCloud Experience with databases such as
MongoDB or PostgreSQL in production environments Experience with Kubernetes,
Docker, and containerization Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science
or a related work experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Experience with REST or gRPC API development Knowledge in multi-threading,
concurrency and parallelism Able to quickly learn and adapt to new technologies
Excellent communication skills and proven ability to work in a cross-functional
environment
About Apple
Computers and Electronics Manufacturing · 10,001+ employees · headquartered in Cupertino, California · founded 1976