Software Engineer - Product Operations

Summary

Imagine what you could do here. At Apple, great ideas move fast — becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences in the blink of an eye. Bring passion and dedication, and there's no telling what you could accomplish.

Description

Part of Apple's Product Operations organisation, the CIM (Computer Integrated Manufacturing) team builds and maintains critical software that powers manufacturing operations in Cork, Ireland, and supports product distribution centres worldwide — from Shop Floor Systems and shop floor control software, to custom print and laser etching solutions deployed globally.

We're looking for an experienced Full-Stack Software Developer to join us at Apple's EMEIA Headquarters in Cork. You'll own the full software engineering lifecycle — from architecture and design through to development and delivery — leading projects, collaborating with engineering teams and vendors, and supporting customers through requirements gathering and training.

If you're ready to do your best work at one of the world's most successful companies, we'd love to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Gather requirements from internal stakeholders for new Shop Floor System capabilities, new product introductions and manufacturing process optimisations.
• Work across a broad technology stack to develop software solutions that bring tangible, lasting, positive change to Apple’s Manufacturing Operations and the customers it serves.
• Collaborate with Engineering and Operations teams to test, deploy & continuously improve our manufacturing software.
• Troubleshoot issues, maintain IT infrastructure and ensure continued smooth operation of the manufacturing processes we support.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Proven experience in the full software development lifecycle, from design to deployment.
• Experience developing web based, database driven applications using PHP, MVC application frameworks (e.g. Symfony) and LAMP stack deployment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree in Computer Science or similar
• Proven ability to work to tight deadlines in a dynamic environment
• Experience working with web frameworks (e.g Symfony, Laravel, Rails, Spring etc)
• Version Control System experience (e.g. git)
• Understanding of databases, specifically MySQL
• Linux administration, virtualisation & cloud computing (AWS)
• Knowledge of container technologies, including Kubernetes and Docker
• Experience in Ul development using frameworks such as React.js.
• Experience of high volume manufacturing processes