Apple

Sr. Principal Engineer - Wallet, Payments & Commerce

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6 days ago
Cupertino, CA, USAStaff+
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Responsibilities

  • Shape the long-term technical direction for Apple’s financial services and payment processing systems.
  • Drive architecture and technical strategy across Wallet, Payments, and Commerce and broader Apple engineering.
  • Partner with engineering, product, business, and regulatory leaders on scalable, reliable, innovative, and compliant systems.
  • Lead architectural decisions for money movement, tokenization, transaction processing, and regulated financial systems.
  • Influence cross-functional technology investments and guide senior leaders.
  • Mentor and elevate technical talent across global teams.
  • Collaborate with external partners, financial institutions, and payment networks when needed.

Requirements

  • Deep expertise in payments or financial systems, including money movement, tokenization, or transaction processing.
  • Proven experience designing and evolving large-scale distributed systems serving millions of users or high-volume transactions.
  • Strong foundation in cloud-native architectures and scalable, resilient systems, including AWS or comparable cloud platforms.
  • Track record of technical leadership and architectural direction across large, complex organizations.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional decisions and advise senior leaders on technology investments.
  • Experience building or working with regulated systems and understanding compliance implications.
  • Exceptional communication skills for executive and engineering audiences.
  • Demonstrated success mentoring and developing technical talent across global teams.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
  • Experience collaborating with external partners, financial institutions, or payment networks is preferred.
  • Familiarity with emerging payment standards and technologies is preferred.
  • Experience building or evolving shared platforms serving multiple products or business units is preferred.

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