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Software Engineer, Apple Video Services

Apple, Inc.
Washington, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 7/31/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/30/2026
What happens when the world's most innovative engineers collaborate with the world's most creative storytellers? TV gets reinvented. Meet the reinventors: The Apple Video Services teams created and manage the Apple TV app, which redefined and refined the way people watch their favorite shows, movies and so much more - including everything we love from the major subscription services.

Today, these teams also manage one of the most exciting new realms at Apple: They bring viewers the critically acclaimed and award winning Apple Originals in Apple TV . And they've engineered it so it can be enjoyed not only on Apple devices, but also directly on many new televisions and third-party streaming devices. To deliver Apple-level quality on a global scale, these engineers build and operate highly scalable and resilient backend systems that power critical aspects of the Apple TV experience. They work cross-functionally across content onboarding, browse and discovery, playback, and other key services, while ensuring reliability, observability, and uptime for customers around the world.

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Description

The Apple Video Services engineering team is responsible for building the backend services critical to the Apple TV app, which is the central hub to watch various pieces of content (Movies, TV shows, Sporting events) including those from Apple streaming service: Apple TV .

The team builds and operates services handling web-scale traffic, with a strong focus on resiliency and observability to ensure the reliability and uptime of the Apple TV experience. The team also supports the Apple TV browse experience and enables the onboarding of new content and experiences onto the platform.

You will be working on a team valuing collaboration, design discussions and constructive code reviews. A successful candidate will be someone willing to learn and happy to understand while challenging the existing. As a member of the team, you will be encouraged to propose, design and implement solutions, while taking ownership of critical components of the stack. You will commit yourself to writing high-quality, well-tested and maintainable code. You will consider exploring new technologies and apply creative solutions to problems.

Minimum Qualifications

3 years of industry experience building systems and delivering internet services at scale

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

Experience with Java, JVM technologies, and runtime configurations

Experience working in Linux or Unix environments, including performance tuning for resources such as memory and disk

Basic understanding of Kubernetes

Preferred Qualifications

Experience building and working with systems such as containers, message queues (e.g. Kafka), and server-side technologies (e.g. Jetty)

Experience with NoSQL, relational, or big data technologies (e.g. Hadoop, MongoDB/CouchDB, Spark)

Deeper understanding of modern Java concepts, including virtual threads

Infrastructure knowledge spanning networks, CDNs, and load balancers

Experience with application/software design and API development using technologies such as Java, JavaScript, and HTML5

In-depth knowledge of large-scale distributed systems

A strong inclination to deep dive into complex issues, combined with persistence and grit

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