Apple · 3 days ago
Senior Backend Software Engineer - Apple TV Sports
New York City, New York, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$181K/yr - $318K/yr
5+ years expApple is where individual imaginations capture to build innovative products, services, and experiences that enrich lives worldwide. Apple Sports is looking for an expert Backend Engineer to help redefine how users experience sports through the Apple Sports app, Apple TV, and more. As part of the Sports team, you’ll collaborate with world-class engineers to create reliable, scalable solutions for processing and displaying real-time sports data.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Join our Sports Backend Infrastructure team and build the engine that powers real-time sports experiences for millions of fans! As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, and maintaining the highly available, real-time data services that ingest, process, and distribute sports data at massive scale
Your work will focus on building and optimizing high-throughput, low-latency distributed systems, ensuring exceptional performance, reliability, and scalability
You’ll leverage industry-standard best practices for distributed architectures and collaborate with world-class engineers to deliver impactful features and execute on our technical roadmap
Additionally, you will have the opportunity to provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers, fostering a culture of learning and growth
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional software engineering experience, building and deploying scalable, distributed systems in a production environment
Strong proficiency in Java, with demonstrated experience applying both Object-Oriented and Functional programming principles
Solid understanding of concurrency control mechanisms, fundamental data structures, and efficient algorithm design
Hands-on experience with databases such as Cassandra and Redis, and stream processing platforms like Kafka
Proven ability to design and implement systems with a focus on scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred
Experience building and optimizing real-time data pipelines, including data ingestion, transformation, and delivery
Practical experience with container orchestration using Kubernetes and building/maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with stream processing frameworks (e.g., Apache Flink, Apache Spark Streaming, Kafka Streams) and associated best practices
Passion for sports and the sports data ecosystem
Self-motivated with strong collaboration and communication skills
Experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment
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
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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CEO
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SVP, Software Engineering
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