Backend System Engineer, Insights & Release Technologies
Cupertino, CAJobSeen 3w agoSeen in employer's feed 6 days ago
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Job overview
Apple’s Insights & Release Technologies team develops storage solutions and release technologies to optimize engineering workflows and help deliver software to customers faster. The Backend System Engineer will lead technical discussions, mentor other engineers, and drive features from concept to launch, with a focus on user experience, architectural excellence, and high-quality code.
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Full job description
Role Number: 200687651-0836
Summary
Do you want to help define the future of delivering Apple software to customers? Join the Insights & Release Technologies team to develop storage solutions and release technologies focused on optimizing engineering workflows, so that we can deliver amazing software and experiences to millions of Apple users faster.
Our team has a passion for innovation and engineering, and we are looking for individuals with a genuine enthusiasm for collaborating with others to solve sophisticated problems with a focus on the user experience.
Description
We are looking for a passionate and experienced developer: a product-minded engineer who cares deeply about user experience, architectural excellence, and writing code that is as beautiful as the products it powers.
As a member of the team, you will lead technical discussions, mentor other engineers, and drive features from concept to launch.
Minimum Qualifications
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5+ years of hands-on experience architecting, developing, and deploying large-scale systems.
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BS, BA, or BEng degree in a technical field, or equivalent experience.
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Technologies: Experience with server-side Swift, Go, or an equivalent language.
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Knowledge: Problem solving, architecture, debugging, and testing.
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User-focused: A passion for quality, attention to detail, and delivering outstanding user experiences.
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Collaboration: Excellent communication skills and a geg others and collaborating with teams across a wide range of technologies and disciplines.
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Experience with both relational and NoSQL databases (e.g Cassandra)
Preferred Qualifications
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Knowledge of containerization, orchestration technologies, networking, and security.
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Experience with server-side development and systems programming.
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Experience leading the technical development of larger features and collaborating across organizational boundaries.
Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote 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.
How this job compares
Set against the 3,210 open Backend Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This postingNot listed
- California median$170–247K/yr814 salary ranges
- US median$60–70/hr35 hourly ranges
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,068 open Backend Engineer jobs in California and 3,210 across the US. 14% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in California
- OpenAI43 open
- Apple (this employer)38 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Backend Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,670 postings).
- Education
- 797 of the 3,210 open Backend Engineer jobs (25%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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