Software Development Engineer, Apple Pay
Lex
Software Engineering
Shanghai, China
Posted on Mar 25, 2026
Summary
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.
Apple Pay brought mobile payment to millions of customers, and it’s just the beginning. We are looking for engineers who are equally comfortable working at the bits and bytes level and designing state-of-the-art objected-oriented web services. The people here at Apple don’t just build products we craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.
Description
In this role, you will:
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.
Apple Pay brought mobile payment to millions of customers, and it’s just the beginning. We are looking for engineers who are equally comfortable working at the bits and bytes level and designing state-of-the-art objected-oriented web services. The people here at Apple don’t just build products we craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that supports the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.
Description
In this role, you will:
- Architect and implement new features for Apple Pay
- Write bullet-proof Java/Kotlin code (thread-safe, performant, object-oriented, and inherently testable)
- Collaborate with the product and business team to work on current and future initiatives
- Work directly with the iOS client team on feature definition and development
- Design specifications and protocols to tackle novel problems
- Take responsibility of your service in a Devops culture
- Experience of building scalable distributed systems
- Proficiency in Java or Kotlin with expertise in Object-Oriented and Functional programming
- Knowledge of concurrency control, data structures, and algorithms
- Experience with databases and stream processing platforms like Kafka
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent industry experience
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines and cloud environments
- Passion for fintech and understanding of the financial data ecosystem
- Self-motivated with strong collaboration and communication skills
- Experience working in a fast-paced, agile environment