Java Backend Engineer - Retail

Summary

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. Retail and Marcom Engineering, an IS&T team, builds and operates the systems and experiences that connect Apple's products with its customers. The team owns the technology behind both Apple's online and physical stores and drives the interactive marketing experiences and tools that keep creative operations moving. Together, those functions deliver the technology behind every product story Apple tells and every purchase a customer makes.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent practical industry experience. Demonstrated experience in designing and developing multi-tier, distributed enterprise applications for high-volume environments. Deep proficiency in Java, with an in-depth understanding of object-oriented design and the enterprise Java ecosystem.

Preferred Qualifications

Background building, deploying, and orchestrating highly scalable microservices using Containerization (Kubernetes/Docker) in public cloud environments (preferably AWS). Hands-on experience designing RESTful APIs and integrating relational or NoSQL database technologies. Solid understanding of enterprise architecture patterns (high availability, load balancing, replication), cloud paradigms (AWS/GCP), and CI/CD tools (Git, Maven, Gradle). Outstanding communication and collaborative skills with a proven track record of contributing to cross-functional engineering teams. Mastery of Clean Code principles, Test-Driven Development (TDD), Agile development methodologies, and DevOps practices. Exposure to GraphQL and modern API architectural paradigms.

Description

You will join a global engineering team delivering state-of-the-art technical solutions that power Apple’s retail and marketing ecosystem. Working with modern services, frameworks, and cloud tools, you will design and build complex, multi-tier enterprise applications across the full software development lifecycle. You will bring a collaborative, forward-thinking mindset to challenge the status quo, influence development processes, and shape future technical visions.

Responsibilities

Design, build, and maintain scalable, multi-tier distributed enterprise applications powering Apple's online, physical retail, and marketing platforms. Architect high-availability RESTful APIs and backend services utilizing the enterprise Java ecosystem and cloud paradigms. Collaborate with global cross-functional engineering teams to deliver end-to-end technical solutions across the entire software development life cycle. Implement robust data storage and retrieval strategies integrating relational and NoSQL database technologies. Drive continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) practices using Git, Maven, and Gradle to streamline deployment pipelines. Influence engineering standards and challenge the status quo to define future architectural visions and improve development processes.