Sr. Software Engineer, Tools and Framework (Data) - Ad Platforms
Austin, Texas, United States
Software and Services
At Apple, we believe in the power of technology to enrich people's lives. Everything we build is designed to empower people, including our advertising platform. We deliver ads in a way that benefits both customers and advertisers — helping people discover content, supporting creators, and protecting and respecting everyone’s privacy.
Our technology makes advertising possible on the App Store, Apple News, Stocks, and Apple TV. We help developers and marketers of all sizes drive app discovery across the App Store. Our display ads on Apple News and Stocks let advertisers promote their products alongside trusted content from the world’s best journalists. Sponsorship integrations and experiences in live sports on Apple TV help advertisers connect with passionate fans. Everything we do is with the unwavering commitment to privacy you expect from Apple. Because when advertising is done right, it benefits everyone!
Key Qualifications
- Ability to design and develop tools for functional integration tests, including developing mocks and managing test data libraries.
- Demonstrated high coding skills in Java, Groovy and Python scripting.
- 5+ years experience in designing and maintaining test automation tools and frameworks by upgrading across various version of JDK, AWS library versions in addition to security vulnerability fixes in the code.
- Extensive expertise in distributed data processing and storage technologies, such as Apache Spark, Apache Flink, Apache Kafka, NoSql database systems and/or similar technologies.
- Good knowledge working with and contribution to open source libraries like Apache common, Kafka, Cassandra and TestNG.
- Experience in evaluating and improving existing tools and frameworks for delivering product releases.
- Good understanding of database connectivity and data access, connecting to data sources and SQL, understanding of REST API.
- Capability to provide technical guidance and support to developers.
- Ability to stay updated on emerging technologies like AI/ML and applying on building test intelligence to make the tests smarter.
- Ability to analyze and solve complex problems to devise effective solutions with strong critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.
- Experience in testing, validating, and optimizing tool and framework designs for various types of testing functional, integration and Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA).
- Good understanding of software development methodologies, Git, and CI/CD.
- Familiarity with containerization technologies such as Docker, cloud platforms such as AWS or GCP.
- Hands on experience in developing Spark jobs and deploying using Airflow in AWS cloud environment.
Description
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Tools and Developer Framework Engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, implementing, and maintaining the tools and frameworks essential for our software development lifecycle. This role will play a critical part in enhancing the efficiency, productivity, and quality of our development processes.
Education & Experience
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in CS or related field.
Additional Requirements
- Apple’s most important resource, our soul, is our people. Apple benefits help further the well-being of our employees and their families in meaningful ways. No matter where you work at Apple, you can take advantage of our health and wellness resources and time-away programs. We’re proud to provide stock grants to employees at all levels of the company, and we also give employees the option to buy Apple stock at a discount — both offer everyone at Apple the chance to share in the company’s success. You’ll discover many more benefits of working at Apple, such as programs that match your charitable contributions, reimburse you for continuing your education and give you special employee pricing on Apple products.
- Apple benefits programs vary by country and are subject to eligibility requirements.
- Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Apple is a drug-free workplace.