Senior Email Developer, Marcom

Summary

The Direct Marketing Production team within Apple's Marcom Platforms & Services (MP&S) is dedicated to delivering high-quality marketing emails to Apple’s customers. This team utilizes an internally developed modular platform for building, testing, localizing, and shipping all marketing emails.

Apple seeks a detail-oriented individual with an ownership mindset and a strong customer focus for the Senior Email Developer, Marcom role. Excellent problem-solving, communication, and technical skills are paramount to delivering the consistent, high-quality experiences expected from Apple.

Description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Email Developer to serve as a technological leader for Apple’s direct marketing program. This position involves close collaboration with Marcom, Retail Marketing, and various internal technical groups at Apple to establish and manage email development standards and practices, and to influence the direction of internal email-related tooling. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with ambiguity and shifting schedules, capable of providing leadership with minimal direction. This individual must adeptly balance technical excellence with design integrity, even when these areas may present conflicts.

Responsibilities

• Interface with designers and developers, aligning stakeholders on email capabilities.
• Drive the adoption of the latest standards and techniques in our DM development and localization systems.
• Propose alternative designs when current proposals are incompatible with email clients’ capabilities or system limitations.
• Continuously experiment to reliably push the boundaries of the email platform’s capabilities.

Minimum Qualifications

• HTML, CSS, & DM Development: 6-10 years of experience developing direct marketing email platforms with advanced HTML5/CSS knowledge and demonstrated ability to hand-code emails compatible with all major mail clients (Outlook, Gmail, Apple Mail, etc.).
• JavaScript & API Development: Proficient in JavaScript fundamentals, ES6+ features, and API implementations with a strong understanding of email client rendering differences.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Independent & Strong Collaborator: Self-starter with excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of working independently while effectively engaging with internal teams and stakeholders.
• Proven track record of driving efficiency gains, streamlining team operations, and improving process effectiveness while maintaining or increasing platform capabilities.
• Strong architectural decision-making skills with experience introducing new technologies and processes within a team.
• Experience with web graphics manipulation, CSS/JavaScript animations, semantic HTML5, and modular CSS using modern layout methods.
• Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React), NodeJS, and package managers (NPM, yarn) along with proficiency in functional and object-oriented programming principles.
• Knowledge of browser performance optimization, security best practices, accessibility standards, and familiarity with international webmail clients.
• Demonstrated success in team consolidation efforts while simultaneously increasing platform effectiveness and output.
• Track record of mentoring engineers, guiding requests to completion, and fostering positive team environments through constructive feedback.
• Strong presentation and negotiation skills with proven ability to build robust client and cross-functional relationships.

Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.

Key skills/competency

• Email Development
• HTML5/CSS3
• JavaScript (ES6+)
• API Integration
• Email Client Compatibility
• Responsive Design
• UI/UX Design
• Front-End Architecture
• Performance Optimization
• Accessibility Standards