Software Engineer, AML, Ai & Data Platforms (AiDP)

AI \u0026 Data Platforms (AiDP) is IS\u0026T"s engine for AI-powered innovation. The team brings together data, application development, and machine learning — including generative AI — along with data services and customer success functions, to help IS\u0026T build solutions more efficiently and streamline the adoption and embedding of generative AI across Apple.\\n\\nAs part of the ACM Platform team, you will design, develop, and operate high-throughput, low-latency distributed services that support more than 1,500 internal users across Apple. You will work closely with engineering, product, fraud analysts, and business partners to build scalable platform capabilities that improve fraud detection and case management.\\n\\n

We are looking for a highly motivated Software Engineer to join the ACM Platform and AML Services team. This role will design and build distributed backend services that power Apple’s fraud prevention platform across multiple lines of business, including Apple Store Online, Apple Media Products, Apple Cash Wallet, AppleCare, and other strategic initiatives.\\n\\nThe engineer will play a key role in delivering China PIPL efforts. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who enjoys solving complex distributed systems problems, embraces AI-driven development, and is passionate about building scalable cloud-native platforms.\\n

Design and develop scalable backend services using Java and distributed system principles.\\nBuild and maintain high-throughput APIs, batch processing pipelines, and Mass Action services for fraud operations and NPI events.\\nDevelop new platform capabilities for ACM Next Gen, Sky Vault, and AML Services.\\nLead the engineering work required for China PIPL compliance,"including":\\nBuilding ACM infrastructure on Alibaba Cloud.\\nSupporting Kubernetes, OpenSearch, Solr, Kafka, and other platform components.\\nMigrating AWS-based services to Alibaba Cloud services including OSS, ACK, and ApsaraMQ.\\nReplacing AWS SDKs with Alibaba Cloud SDKs.\\nImplementing China-specific data routing and ingestion logic.\\nUpdating deployment automation, CI/CD pipelines, and load testing for the Alibaba Cloud environment.\\nDesign reliable, scalable, and observable distributed systems with strong operational excellence.\\nPartner with Product, Architecture, and partner engineering teams to define technical solutions and platform direction.\\nUse AI tools and modern engineering practices to improve development productivity, code quality, automation, and platform innovation.\\nParticipate in production support, debugging, performance tuning, and operational improvements.\\n

4+ years of software engineering experience building large-scale backend systems.\\nStrong Java development experience with modern JDK versions.\\nDeep understanding of distributed systems, concurrency, scalability, and fault-tolerant architectures.\\nHands-on experience with OpenSearch\\nExperience building cloud-native applications on Kubernetes.

Experience working with public cloud platforms and SaaS architectures.\\nStrong understanding of CI/CD, deployment automation, and production operations.\\nExperience designing high-throughput, low-latency APIs and distributed services.\\nFamiliarity with AI concepts, LLM-based development tools, and AI-assisted software engineering.\\nStrong problem-solving skills with the ability to independently drive complex technical initiatives.\\nExcellent communication and collaboration skills across cross-functional teams.\\nSelf-starter with a strong sense of ownership, accountability, and bias for execution.\\nExperience with Kafka, Elasticsearch, or Solr \\nExperience with Cassandra or any other Nosql DB