At Apple, extraordinary ideas quickly become extraordinary products and experiences. The Access Engineering & Wallet Services team is redefining what digital access means, from unlocking your car and front door to authenticating securely with just your iPhone or Apple Watch. ..We're looking for a seasoned software engineer who thrives on sophisticated problem-solving, spirited technical debate, and turning ambitious ideas into reality at global scale. If you're motivated by product excellence, not just clean code - and if you bring both resilience and creativity to navigating a deeply cross-functional environment - we'd love to hear from you.
You'll be joining a team that values clarity, courage, and craft - where engineers have a voice, debates are healthy, and great ideas win. The Access / Car Keys Engineering team designs and builds the systems that make seamless, secure access possible. This role offers significant ownership, ideal for engineers ready to shape architecture and influence direction across multiple teams. Whether your background is in a large-scale distributed environment or a fast-moving startup, you bring strong technical intuition and a desire to build systems that last.
8+ years of backend software engineering experience in languages such as Java, Kotlin, or GoProven track record to deliver results in large, matrixed organizations-navigating ambiguity, aligning diverse stakeholders, and driving transparency through data and empathy.Familiarity with leveraging AI to accelerate developmentProven success building scalable, reliable, and secure distributed systems and APIsStrong foundation in concurrency, asynchronous processing, and event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka)Experience with Relational and NoSQL databasesFamiliarity with DevOps, CI/CD, and production service ownershipBS in Computer Science or equivalent technical field
Experience developing or integrating AI/ML-driven systems or decision pipelinesExperience with iOS development or Apple platform integrationAbility to thrive in a matrixed, cross-functional environment and influence without direct authorityExceptional interpersonal skills - comfortable leading design discussions, challenging ideas constructively, and driving alignment