Backend Software Engineer – Manufacturing Design Full Time

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Bring passion and dedication to your job and there’s no telling what you could accomplish.

The Manufacturing Design team enables the mass production of Apple’s entire product line from iPhones, iPads and MacBooks to the Mac Pro, AppleTV and Apple Watch. Part of the magic that makes all of this possible is a robust set of applications and systems designed and developed by Apple that support the production of a product from prototype to announcement and beyond. We are seeking an experienced Backend Software Engineer to join our growing team in India.

Description

In this role, you will leverage your backend engineering expertise to build and optimize robust, high-performance systems that support Apple’s global manufacturing operations.

You’ll work closely with global teams to develop solutions that streamline production management processes, ensuring Apple’s products are manufactured at scale with uncompromising quality.

This role requires skills similar to backend web development, but you’ll apply those skills to factory systems that assist the work of robots and humans alike.

Responsibilities

• As a Backend Software Engineer we look forward to your working closely with end-users, product manager, and global stakeholders to design and implement new features.
• You will translate requirements into reliable, scalable, and high-performance backend solutions, developing code in Go and SQL with high test coverage and clear documentation.
• You will analyze and optimize SQL queries for large datasets (billions of rows), design and maintain high-throughput data materialization workflows, refactor databases, and plan zero-downtime schema migrations for PostgreSQL.
• You will perform load and stress tests to identify system bottlenecks, use data visualization tools (e.g., Jupyter, Tableau, Graphviz) for deep data analysis, and investigate production issues using observability and debugging tools like Grafana, Prometheus, Kibana, and Wireshark.
• You will participate in code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peers.
• An expert in the above can have a huge impact in this role, but we also support the growth of curious, talented and fast-learning developers who are serious about taking their skills to the next level.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with strong skills & background in Go and/or PostgreSQL.
• Strong understanding of core backend technologies: Modern SQL, HTTP, Web Development fundamentals and API development.
• Experience working with large-scale data across relational and columnar databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, Snowflake).
• Experience with asynchronous processing and message queues (e.g., Kafka).
• Familiarity with distributed systems.
• Solid experience with automated testing, continuous integration, code reviews, and pair programming.
• Bachelors / Masters degree in Computer Science / IT from a reputed school.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with data-intensive applications and data engineering concepts (ETL, data warehousing, stream processing).
• Experience with other backend languages (e.g. Python, Java, or Node.js).
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-assisted development tools (e.g., LLM-based coding assistants, automated code generation) to accelerate engineering workflows.
• Ability to write clean, maintainable and well-documented code.
• A proactive approach to identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks and scalability issue.
• Good communication skills both in written and spoken.
• Manufacturing experience or exposure is a plus, but not required.