Senior Software Engineer, Ads

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! The Ad Exchange team at Apple provides a highly available, low latency platform central to serving high quality privacy preserving Ads on Apple devices. The Ad Exchange team is also responsible for multiple business critical services and tools and support both Search and Display ads. YOU WILL: -Lead cross-functional engineering teams, collaborate with multiple technical and business teams across Apple, to deliver high-quality, timely solutions for Ad Exchange orchestration -Design and implement performant services created with the right principles to support rapid growth with minimal operational overheads -Work with Advertising domain experts to engineer systems that can handle a variety of Ads use cases. Minimum Qualifications: 6 years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on building distributed systems with public cloud technologies Strong understanding of Microservice Design Expertise in building backend distributed systems Experience with creating solutions using public cloud technologies and APIs Ability to work with and lead cross functional teams Proficiency in Java is required Preferred Qualifications: Prior Ads experience Passion for problem solving, driving innovation and exploring emerging technologies Ability to weigh in on architectural decisions and align engineering execution with product and business needs Enthusiasm for guiding and mentoring engineers while advocating a culture of learning and growth Talent for successfully partnering with leadership and peers on technical (and non-technical) teams Excellent written and verbal communication skills