mid software engineering Backend Engineer ic · Posted Oct 21, 2025

About this role

Apple is hiring a mid-level Backend Engineer in the software engineering function based in Cupertino, CA. The posting calls out experience with JavaScript, TypeScript, Swift, HTML/CSS.

Role
Backend Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Location
Cupertino, CA
Department
Software and Services
Posted
Oct 21, 2025

Job description

from Apple careers

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, new ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. Bring passion and dedication to your job and there's no telling what you could accomplish!

When the App Store was first introduced it launched a cultural and economic phenomenon that changed the way people live, work and play. These engineers continue to innovate the platform, now home to over 1.5 million apps and billions of users, to scale the service and help customers find the apps they love.

We are seeking a proactive, highly motivated engineer to share their mastery in building uniquely beautiful and robust user interfaces with Apple's frameworks.
The Apple Services Engineering UI team is looking for a highly motivated and skillful engineer to work with modern web application technologies, AI-assisted development tools, and related frameworks and libraries. Attention to detail and a dedication to delivering high-quality, stable software are essential.
To be successful, you must be a self-starter who can take large challenges and break them down into smaller, actionable tasks. You should also have strong collaboration skills, systems thinking, and the ability to build for scale and succession. You enjoy pushing the envelope, leveraging AI-assisted coding and automation to accelerate development, testing, and code review, while developing innovative solutions to complex problems.
If you want to be part of a world-class engineering team shaping the future of Apple Services, this position is for you.
<h3>Minimum Qualifications</h3>Experience building complex, large scale applications in using modern web technologies, including HTML/CSS/JavaScript or TypeScript (preferred).
Demonstrated proficiency in at least one JavaScript framework like React, Vue.js, Angular.js or equivalent
Demonstrated proficiency in modern CSS development using SASS
Deep knowledge of Node.js, NPM, Webpack, Babel or other toolchains
Deep knowledge of testing frameworks like Jest, Cypress, QUnit, etc. as well as testing best practices
General knowledge of networking protocols HTTP/1 & HTTP/2 (GET, POST), cookies and other HTTP headers
General knowledge of web development best practices around accessibility, performance and production monitoring
Strong interpersonal and written communication skills
BS in Computer Science or related discipline or equivalent experience.
<h3>Preferred Qualifications</h3>Experience with iOS application development (Objective-C/Swift).
Exposure to modern AI/ML-based developer workflows for code generation, test automation, or performance optimization.
Passion for improving engineering velocity through intelligent tooling and automation.

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