Software Engineer - GenAI Platform (Java)

About the role

Apple is looking for an experienced Software Engineer to help build the foundation of its next-generation Generative AI platform. The role combines systems thinking, scalable backend development and GenAI technologies such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) and agentic frameworks. You will design and implement large-scale, secure and highly available systems, working across teams.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the effort to build large-scale, distributed and highly available systems and pipelines
• Understand GenAI-based platforms and systems, including RAG and agents
• Design and develop solutions using the Java tech stack
• Work with cross-functional teams to drive requirements
• Design and implement according to security guidelines
• Work with QA to identify and fix issues
• Mentor junior developers and give feedback
• Help the team manager and product manager estimate scope and team capacity
• Respond to urgent requests from executives or business needs
• Maintain the stability and high reliability of the systems

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar, or equivalent experience
• 2+ years of software engineering experience in Java or Python
• Proven ability to design scalable, highly available distributed systems handling high data volumes
• Solid understanding of concurrency, multi-threading, design patterns and debugging methods
• Experience building, maintaining or enhancing RESTful web services on cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP
• Understanding of LLMs, RAG or agentic workflows

Required skills

• Java or Python
• RESTful web services on AWS or GCP
• LLMs, RAG or agentic workflows (preferred)
• Preferred: RAG data ingestion pipelines, vector databases and data platforms such as Snowflake, Spark, Flink
• Preferred: REST, GraphQL or gRPC APIs, OAuth and API key authentication
• Preferred: Spring Boot, SOLID, Pytest, Jest