About the role
AI summarisedSoftware engineering support role at Apple's IS&T Retail Engineering Operations & Support organization, responsible for managing and troubleshooting global incidents related to point of sale, carrier integrations, and financing systems for Apple Retail. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, conducting root cause analysis, and contributing to automation and process improvements.
TechnologyFull-timeSoftware and Services
Key Responsibilities
- Managing and troubleshooting global incidents related to point of sale, carrier integrations, and financing systems for an international user base across multiple complex systems and applications.
- Contributing to the development of functional requirements, technical specifications, and support documentation for automation and process improvements.
- Conducting root cause analysis, logging defects, and collaborating with engineering, leadership, field, operations and partner teams to prioritize fixes.
- Assisting with the global support strategy for new product, releases and feature launches.
- Collaborating on cross-functional process enhancements to improve efficiency and service quality.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or similar work experience.
- At least 3 years of experience in a related software engineering job experience, or tier 2+ customer or application support role.
- Proven problem-solving ability and experience identifying root causes from diverse data sources (logs, telemetry, customer feedback).
- Coding knowledge in Java and familiarity with related frameworks.
- Experience with SQL and leveraging databases for data analysis.
- Proven experience in coordinating and leading organization-wide critical incidents (P1/P0), with a strong ability to perform effectively in high-pressure environments.
- Willingness to participate in on-call rotations, travel internationally, and provide weekend coverage as needed.
- Familiarity with Project Management principles, including Agile methodology and D2P (Development to Production) processes.
- Experience with data visualization and analysis tools such as Tableau or Power BI.
- Ability to simplify and present complex technical issues in a clear, concise manner.
- Prior experience in Retail environments or supporting retail applications is highly advantageous.
- Proficiency in ITIL practices, including incident, problem, and change management.
- Experience with monitoring tools (e.g., Splunk), Application Performance Management (APM), and observability platforms.
- Proficiency in a second language, Japanese preferred.