Job Details

Senior Software Engineer - Messaging Identity Services

Cupertino, California, United States

Software and Services

Summary

Posted: May 09, 2025

Weekly Hours: 40

Role Number: 200604181

Ever wondered what turns an iMessage bubble blue? The IDS Server (Messaging Identity) team provides the identity and discovery backend services that powers Messages, FaceTime and hundreds of other messaging, sharing, and sync features between Apple devices. We connect billions of devices around the world, and their users, with each other in a secure, reliable, and privacy-protecting way.

We are a small team with huge impact, tackling a wide breadth of challenges across account and phone number authentication, identity access management, messaging addressability, key transparency, satellite messaging, combating spam, and much more.

Are you interested in product innovation and building new messaging experiences, while solving unique, large-scale, and highly-complex technical problems? Are you passionate about delivering the best possible experience to customers? If so, come join us!

Description

Join the Messaging Identity server team to build messaging experiences and infrastructure that scales to the next billion customers. Your responsibilities include all aspects of software development, from feature exploration to design, development, testing, and operations. You will represent our team in various cross-functional settings and lead projects in our realms of expertise.

We are seeking a strong technical hands-on engineer, who applies technical perfection towards the end goal of driving real business impact. You should feel a personal stake in the services we are responsible, have excellent communication skills and the ability to build positive relationships with the people you work with. Our work is complex, challenging and highly visible. The opportunities for you to make an impact here are boundless.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 6 years of backend software engineering experience

• Experience in Java, Go, C#, or similar languages.

• Experience in building large scale, highly available cloud services.

• Experience with distributed database systems (such as Cassandra)

• Independent, driven, motivated, and a deep sense of ownership over the products we work on.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Good understanding of multi-threading, non-blocking I/O, networking concepts, and applied cryptography (encryption, key exchange, hashing, certificates).

Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $175,800 and $312,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation.Learn more about Apple Benefits. (https://www.apple.com/careers/us/benefits.html)

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant (https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf) .

Apple will not discriminate or retaliate against applicants who inquire about, disclose, or discuss their compensation.

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Apple is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Reasonable Accommodation and Drug Free Workplace policy Learn more .

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