Database Engineer - Ads

About the role

Every solution we build is rooted in trust, connection, and impact: respecting user privacy, integrating advertising seamlessly into the Apple experience, and delivering value for advertisers of every size—from small app developers to global brands. When advertising is done right, it benefits everyone.

What you'll do

• Work with senior engineers, Application, and Infrastructure teams to support their initiatives, operational readiness, and engineering standards
• Support routine database maintenance: upgrades, patching, user management, and backup and recovery — primarily on PostgreSQL and AWS-hosted databases
• Help troubleshoot and resolve performance issues, developing your skills in SQL/query tuning, indexing, and basic memory/I-O optimization (e.g., shared_buffers, work_mem)
• Write and optimize SQL queries and assist in tuning database workloads for efficiency
• Assist in schema design, indexing, and partitioning under guidance from senior team members

What you need

• 3–8 yrs of experience
• SQL
• Python
• PostgreSQL
• AWS
• Git
• CI/CD
• Any graduate

Good to have

• MongoDB
• Kubernetes
• NoSQL
• Data warehousing
• Cassandra
• Prometheus