Senior Cloud Backend Engineer for iCloud Photos
appleMillbrae (CA)
Senior Cloud Backend Engineer for iCloud Photos
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appleMillbrae (CA)
SENIORITY
Lead
About the role
Apple Inc. in San Francisco, CA, is seeking a senior backend engineer to help build and maintain highly scalable backend services powering iCloud Photos across iOS, VisionOS and macOS. You will collaborate with multiple engineering teams, define architectural patterns, and contribute to product ideas that impact hundreds of millions of users. Our team emphasizes mentorship, learning, and growth. The role requires strong Java experience with distributed systems, NoSQL knowledge (Cassandra), and
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