Senior Software Engineer (Platform Engineer), G&A Solutions Engineering (GSE)

G&A Solutions Engineering (GSE) is IS&T's dedicated technology partner for Apple's general and administrative functions - including people, finance, facilities, legal, and security. The team builds and delivers integrated technology solutions that keep these functions running efficiently and securely at global scale. GSE also works closely with business teams to develop custom tools that improve productivity and bring greater automation and consistency to G&A operations across Apple.

Description

When you engineer for People Systems, your users are Apple’s most vital asset: its People. We are seeking a Senior Platform Engineer to shape the technical strategy for People Systems with a passion for platforms where configuration is the product, and agentic workflows that redefine what's possible.

You will be working on a Platform that helps define features. Data models, rules, workflows, permissions, screens and reports are all versioned configuration, interpreted at runtime, so the people closest to a problem can change how the system behaves without waiting for a release. Hundreds of components must behave as one system. We are looking for a passionate engineer who can make that true.

We value engineers who bring both technical excellence and product thinking. You'll make the architectural calls that balance fast delivery against long-term platform health, and build systems that are scalable, secure and resilient by design rather than by retrofit.

This role requires someone who thrives on complexity but ships simplicity.

Collaboration is central to how we work. You’ll partner with product managers and cross-functional engineering teams to understand problems deeply before reaching for solutions. The best engineers here are the ones who ask “why” before “how.” If you care deeply about precision, data integrity, and crafting platforms where scale meets human empathy, come join us to do the best work of your life.

Minimum Qualifications

8 years proven experience developing software in a professional capacity. Longer experience strongly preferred.

6 years proven experience with Java or Kotlin, including mastery in concurrency, memory management, and performance optimization techniques.

8 years proven mastery in OOP principles, data structures, algorithms, and software design patterns (e.g. GoF), with a proven focus on implementing testable, maintainable, and extensible backend code.

6 years proven experience in least one modern frontend stack (such as React/Next.js) coupled with LLM feature development, utilizing the top 3 ecosystem languages: TypeScript, Python, and JavaScript.

B.S. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent professional work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

Track record of leading software projects that span multiple, distributed teams as a tech lead (TL), while mentoring senior-level software engineers.

Hands-on experience leveraging GenAI coding tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot, Codex) to accelerate the software development lifecycle, enhance code quality, and streamline debugging and testing processes.