Technical Architect

Imagine what you could do here At Apple we believe new ideas have a way of becoming phenomenal products services and customer experiences very quickly Bring passion and dedication to your job and there s no telling what you could accomplish The people here at Apple don t just create products - they create the kind of wonder that s revolutionised entire industries It s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires 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 Apple Operations and Supply Chain delivers to customer promise with revolutionary precision accuracy and at an immense scale At the heart of that revolution precision accuracy and scale are best in class processes and systems We are seeking a hands-on and visionary Technical Architect Development Lead with deep expertise in Java Spring Framework Cloud-native architecture DevOps and modern system design This leadership role will drive end-to-end delivery of scalable secure and high-performance backend systems that power business-critical applications You will operate at the intersection of engineering architecture and leadership influencing solution design mentoring developers and ensuring best-in-class technical outcomes If you re passionate about cloud-first development enterprise scalability and leading agile teams we want to hear from you Description In this role we look forward to your architecting and designing scalable microservices using Spring Boot Spring Cloud and RESTful APIs Responsibilities include o Lead full SDLC lifecycle - from requirements to production rollout - ensuring quality reliability and speed o Champion modern DevOps and CloudOps practices - CI CD IaC containerization observability and resilience engineering o Guide cloud-native development using AWS GCP Azure and drive cost-aware design o Mentor and coach backend engineers through architectural reviews code quality and design patterns o Collaborate with cross-functional teams Product UX QA Security Infra to deliver integrated solutions o Drive modernization efforts and enable transition to distributed architectures and microservices o Own architecture documentation design decision logs and best practices Minimum Qualifications 10 years of experience in backend engineering with 3 years as a technical lead or architect Proficiency in Java 11 Spring Boot Spring Cloud REST APIs and backend patterns Deep understanding of distributed systems scalability fault tolerance and domain-driven design Hands-on experience with cloud platforms like AWS GCP or Azure EC2 Lambda ECS S3 IAM etc Advanced understanding of DevOps practices - GitOps CI CD pipelines Docker Kubernetes Terraform or equivalent Strong knowledge of RDBMS and NoSQL systems e g PostgreSQL MongoDB Redis Excellent communication stakeholder engagement and mentorship capabilities Bachelor s or Master s in Computer Science or related field Preferred Qualifications Generative AI Agentic Systems - Experience integrating LLMs prompt engineering or agent workflows to enhance backend or frontend workflows Frontend Engineering - Hands-on experience with React js TypeScript or BFF Backend-for-Frontend patterns Event Streaming - Kafka or equivalent for event-driven system integration Observability - Familiarity with monitoring and tracing tools e g Prometheus ELK Grafana Datadog Security - Understanding of API and application security best practices OAuth2 JWT OWASP