Apple Recruitment 2026 – Software Development Engineer | Bengaluru
Job Title: Software Development Engineer
Company: Apple
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Team: Software and Services (Insight – Big Data)
Qualification: BS / MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent
Experience: 3+ Years
Salary: Not disclosed yet
Employment Type: Full Time
Weekly Hours: 40
About the Role:
Apple is hiring a Software Development Engineer for its Insight team in Bengaluru. The Insight team runs one of Apple’s most critical Big Data ecosystems – an exabyte-scale, highly available infrastructure that underpins manufacturing operations for every Apple product globally. Every iPhone, iPad and Mac has touched these systems. Apple is looking for an experienced full-stack engineer who is equally comfortable building polished frontend experiences and rock-solid, high-throughput backend services.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, build, and operate full-stack features spanning modern frontends (React, Next.js, TypeScript) and backend microservices using Java or other microservices languages (Kotlin, Go, C#/.NET, Node.js/TypeScript, or Rust)
- Build and operate high-throughput, low-latency distributed services with tight SLA requirements as part of the Insight Big Data ecosystem
- Design and implement scalable backend services using Java, Python, Golang, or Scala
- Work with big data technologies such as Kafka, AWS S3, Apache Iceberg, Parquet, Avro, and Druid to build resilient data pipelines and services
- Deploy and operate services in container-orchestrated, large-scale cloud environments (e.g. Kubernetes)
- Design efficient relational data models and write high-performance SQL – including ER diagram design, complex joins, indexing strategies, and query optimization
- Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams across Apple’s global manufacturing services, communicating effectively across time zones and cultures
Eligibility Criteria (Minimum Qualifications):
- 3+ years of software engineering experience with a focus on backend or distributed systems
- Strong programming skills in one or more of: Java, Python, Golang, or Scala
- Proficiency with frontend technologies such as React, Next.js and TypeScript, and experience building full-stack applications
- Hands-on experience building and operating high-throughput, low-latency distributed services with tight SLA requirements
- Experience with big data technologies such as Kafka, AWS S3, Apache Iceberg, Parquet, Avro, Druid, Big Table or similar
- Experience with container orchestration (e.g. Kubernetes) and operating services in large-scale cloud environments
- Strong SQL skills – ER diagram design and interpretation, complex join queries, schema/data modeling, indexing strategies and query performance optimization at scale
- Hands-on experience building AI-related systems – such as MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, AI agents, agentic workflows or LLM-powered tools/integrations
- Experience in mentoring juniors and leading a project
Preferred Qualifications:
- AI / Agentic Tooling at Scale: Experience productionizing AI agents, MCP servers or LLM-driven tools beyond prototypes, including tool-calling integrations, agent orchestration and evaluation of agentic workflows
- Leadership & Mentorship: Experience leading a small team and/or independently owning an engineering project end-to-end from design through delivery, with the ability to mentor engineers and drive technical design discussions
- Foundations & Breadth: BS/MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent experience; product and infra breadth beyond a single narrow area
Selection Process:
Apply online through the official Apple careers link given below. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted directly by the Apple recruitment team.
