Sr. Software Engineer

Marcom is the creatively-led global team that oversees Apple's consumer facing marketing. We ensure the detailed development and execution of premier communications across all medias and platforms. Every day, hundreds of millions of Apple customers around the world interact with our products. We drive the strategy and creative work that provide both new and existing customers with simple, engaging and inspiring marketing experiences.Marcom's Interactive Engineering team works on many high-impact projects that serve various Apple lines of business. We use the latest in open source technologies and continue to evolve and deliver solutions on a worldwide scale. Working with a variety of multi-functional teams, the Interactive Engineering group brings it all together to deliver the interactive experiences with an excellent group of software engineers while having fun along the way. This team is exciting and fast-paced; it's a great place for people with exacting standards who want their work to matter.We are currently seeking a highly motivated Software Engineer with experience in back end web application development. This role is critical to the evolution of Apple's brand as you will be working with the teams taking to the next phase of its evolution. In addition to a strong technical background, the ideal candidate must possess outstanding interpersonal skills. The position requires excellence in communication and building consensus among peers and across teams, capable to work well with collaborators from a wide range of backgrounds with varying levels of technical knowledge.DescriptionYou will collaborate with the members of multiple teams diagnosing and debugging complex systems, and participating in investigating build, deployment and operational issues. You will also work with other technical teams on DevOps responsibilities for application deployment, performance, monitoring, reliability and scalability.Minimum QualificationsMinimum 10 years of professional software development experience in the design and development of complex, highly available and scalable enterprise web/mobile based applications using Java/J2EE technologies;5+ years exp. designing and developing large scale enterprise level Content Management Systems using Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) or any other similar CMS software with next generation Hybrid/Headless implementations;A Bachelors degree in Computer Science or equivalent work experience with a focus on fundamentals in data structures, algorithms and object-oriented design;Deep understanding of core web technologies including XML, HTML5, CSS, client/server-side-scripting languages such as JavaScript along with the ability to build a reliable, efficient, good-looking SPA and web services development using RESTful implementations;Good understanding of software development lifecycles, testing methodologies, and solid QA automation processes;Knowledge of CI/CD tools like Jenkins, Maven, Docker, and configuration management systems such as Kubernetes or similar grid computing technologies, CI build tools such as Jenkins, and distributed logging and monitoring tools like Splunk, Grafana;Experience with any modern JavaScript frameworks (React/Vue/Angular), as well as designing and architecting SQL/NoSQL databases for scalable database schema designs;Experience with AI/ML Tools, LLM's, AI Agentic Approaches, RAG Framework and proved examples of code optimization, Test Case automation generating high quality code.Preferred QualificationsStrong grasp of core technology frameworks such as GraphQL, Apache Web, Apache Sling, Apache Felix and OSGI;Experience with multi-caching solutions for real-time content delivery;Experience in AWS/Cloud Technologies;An appreciation for quality with experience writing unit tests and collaborating with quality engineering to develop test plans;In depth knowledge of source version control software (Git);Adobe certified AEM architect is a plus.