Posted 31 August, 2026
Software Engineer (Java) - Payments and Finance Engineering
Apple
Cork, Cork, Ireland
Full Time
Reference: 1152063725
Do you want to help build some of the largest and most consequential enterprise and customer technology systems in the world? Join Apple's Information Systems and Technology (IS&T) organization. IS&T is the engine behind everything Apple does for customers and for the people who build for them. It's Apple's central nervous system. Supporting 2.5 billion active Apple devices, processing billions of secure transactions, and keeping the technology that defines modern life running flawlessly, IS&T makes the impossible feel effortless.Do you love building solutions to handle global complexity and immense scale? Imagine what you could do here.
Description
We are looking for a team member with a strong foundation in computer science theory along with industry experience.
In this role, you will envision, design, develop, and deliver components of a well integrated, distributed system that will become the core financial capabilities for Apple.
You have a proven record of writing Engineering proposals to solve complex problems by digging deep into a domain when needed, explaining them to different stakeholders and iterating them as you receive feedback. You also have a track record of building out these proposals and turning them into product features
Minimum Qualifications
Experience designing, implementing & supporting highly scalable systems and services in Java, Kotlin and/or other JVM-based languages
Sound understanding of Financial Engineering and how payments/commerce transactions are processed through systems to reflect their Accounting and Financial impact
At least 2 years experience with different data store technologies(SQL, NoSQL)
Understand Engineering concerns like reliability, scale, availability, accuracy etc that are particularly important for Payments
Preferred Qualifications
Self-starter with strong customer and product focus, and a desire to gain awareness of an eco system and how systems collaborate
Ability to communicate thoughtfully, leverage problem-solving skills, build a learning mindset and establish long-term relationships
Practical experience with Postgres, DynamoDB
Public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, etc)
Deployment experience using Docker and Kubernetes
Familiarity with data structures, data modeling, and software architecture
Description
We are looking for a team member with a strong foundation in computer science theory along with industry experience.
In this role, you will envision, design, develop, and deliver components of a well integrated, distributed system that will become the core financial capabilities for Apple.
You have a proven record of writing Engineering proposals to solve complex problems by digging deep into a domain when needed, explaining them to different stakeholders and iterating them as you receive feedback. You also have a track record of building out these proposals and turning them into product features
Minimum Qualifications
Experience designing, implementing & supporting highly scalable systems and services in Java, Kotlin and/or other JVM-based languages
Sound understanding of Financial Engineering and how payments/commerce transactions are processed through systems to reflect their Accounting and Financial impact
At least 2 years experience with different data store technologies(SQL, NoSQL)
Understand Engineering concerns like reliability, scale, availability, accuracy etc that are particularly important for Payments
Preferred Qualifications
Self-starter with strong customer and product focus, and a desire to gain awareness of an eco system and how systems collaborate
Ability to communicate thoughtfully, leverage problem-solving skills, build a learning mindset and establish long-term relationships
Practical experience with Postgres, DynamoDB
Public cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, etc)
Deployment experience using Docker and Kubernetes
Familiarity with data structures, data modeling, and software architecture
