Sr. Software Engineer, Apple TV Service jobs in United States
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Apple · 5 months ago

Sr. Software Engineer, Apple TV Service

positionSan Diego, California, United States
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
senioritySenior Level
money$201K/yr - $302K/yr
date5+ years exp

Apple is a leading technology company seeking experienced software engineers for their Video engineering server team to build scalable backend services for the Apple TV app. The role involves working on service platforms, data ingestion pipelines, and storage systems while focusing on service reliability and latency optimization.

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Responsibilities

You’ll be working on the video content discovery service platform that powers the Apple TV app
This team is responsible for building recommendation, personalization, catalog query, multi-arm bandit optimization systems
Design and implement services in Java
Perform data analysis using Spark
Candidate should have engineering experience in recommendation systems, personalization
Ideal candidate should also be comfortable with AI/ML concepts like embeddings, reinforcement learning, and integrating AI/ML models into a backend service

Qualification

JavaSparkBackend servicesMicro-servicesAI/ML embeddingsVideo domainComputer Science degree

Required

5+ years related work experience
Fluent in Java
Experienced in Spark
Built backend services for consumer product
Built highly scalable micro-services

Preferred

Knowledge of AI/ML embeddings is preferred
Experience in video domain preferred
BS, MS in Computer Science or related domains

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation

Company

Apple

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Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
dateFounded in 1976
location
Cupertino, California, USA
people-size10001+ employees
web-link
https://www.apple.com

H1B Sponsorship

Apple has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (6998)
2024 (3766)
2023 (3939)
2022 (4822)
2021 (4060)
2020 (3656)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$5.67B
Key Investors
Berkshire HathawayMicrosoftSequoia Capital
2026-01-10Pre Seed· $1M
2025-05-05Post Ipo Debt· $4.5B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $0.31M

Leadership Team

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Tim Cook
CEO
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Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering

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