Senior Software Engineer, Enterprise Technology Services
Apple
Software Engineering, IT
Austin, TX, USA
Posted on Feb 7, 2026
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.
A strong Senior Automation technical lead with experience in tech transformation, operating model set up and experience in designing, developing, and overseeing the implementation of intelligent automation solutions that streamline business processes using Robotic Process Automation (RPA), artificial intelligence (AI).
- Build Solutions for a large scale global automation program across multiple stakeholders / business functions.
- Strategic Roadmap Development: Define and execute the long-term global automation vision, aligning it with enterprise-wide business objectives.
- Technology & Innovation: Evaluate emerging technologies, such as AI/ML, IIoT, and cloud computing, to drive continuous improvement in efficiency and reliability.
- Matrix Team Leadership: Manage cross-functional global teams (engineering, IT, operations) and steer vendor performance to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget, and safely.
- Stakeholder Engagement: Act as a technical thought leader, influencing C-suite decision-making through data-driven insights and executive storytelling.
- The ideal candidate has a strong mix of education and practical experience, and loves diving in to interesting problems head first.
- In this position you will be expected to:
- Participate in every stage of feature development from design and brainstorming through feature implementation, including fixing that last critical bug under a tight release deadline.
- Work as part of a dynamic team collaborating closely with other engineers, engineering teams and product owners.
- Create technical specifications and design artifacts.
- Implement major features from scratch.
- Create unit tests for features.
- Perform code reviews.
- Contribute to design & overall product architecture.
- 6+ years experience in application development with proven track record of developing highly reliable and scalable systems.
- Experience in building solutions using GenAI.
- Experience with designing and implementing highly available, distributed systems and web services.
- Good understanding of object oriented techniques, algorithms, Java design patterns and reusable component design.
- Proven record of completing projects on-time and to specification.
- Strong analysis, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills
- Good verbal and written communications skills.
- Passion for the customer, user experience and actioning user feedback.
- Experience in RPA and AgenticAI.
- Passion to use GenAI to build innovative solutions.
- Excellent prioritization and scheduling skills.
- Ability to deal with ambiguity.
- Attention to detail and the ability to master new applications and technologies quickly.
- Ability to thrive in a collaborative working environment within your team and cross-group.
- Strong analysis, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills.
- Focus on delivering with high quality code with unit and integration tests.
- Good understanding of relational and no-SQL database technology.
- Hands-on exposure to Agile methodologies.
- Passion for data quality, code elegance, clear documentation, cost saving and operational excellence and effective communication with cross-functional teams.
- Education
- BS / MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering or equivalent.
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