The i Cloud Platform Client CI & Testing team is seeking a Software Engineer to focus on Developer Productivity and At-Desk Developer Experience. This role expands the team's responsibility beyond CI pipeline reliability into establishing consistent, reliable, and scalable local development workflows. The engineer will own tooling, standards, and validation processes that ensure local development environments align closely with CI behavior, enabling engineers to move faster with greater confidence across a rapidly evolving OS, SDK, and toolchain ecosystem.

Description

This role is responsible for improving developer productivity across i Cloud Platform Client teams by standardizing local development environments, validating pre-release toolchains, and building tooling that shifts quality earlier in the development lifecycle. The engineer will partner closely with CI, testing, and platform teams to reduce environment-related friction, detect regressions earlier, and ensure consistent behavior between at-desk development and CI systems.

The position sits within the CI & Testing organization and operates at the intersection of local development workflows, CI infrastructure, and platform validation.","responsibilities":"Define and maintain standardized, version-controlled Xcode, SDK, and toolchain configurations used across i Cloud Platform Client teams

Design tooling and workflows to support multiple Xcode and SDK versions required for parallel OS and release trains

Validate new OS, SDK, and toolchain releases against Cloud Kit client frameworks prior to broad adoption

Build and maintain automation for running unit and integration tests locally and in CI to detect regressions early

Establish and maintain parity between at-desk development environments and CI behavior

Develop pre-commit hooks, linting scripts, and local validation tools to shift testing and quality checks left

Create templates, scripts, and reference setups that reduce configuration drift and onboarding time

Partner with feature teams to triage, escalate, and drive resolution of environment and compatibility issues

Collaborate with CI, testing, and Xcode infrastructure partners to align expectations and workflows

Document best practices for local development, tooling usage, and supported workflows

Preferred Qualifications

Experience working on Developer Productivity, Developer Experience, or Platform Infrastructure teams

Familiarity with pre-release OS, SDK, or toolchain validation in large organizations

Experience designing standardized development environments for multi-team organizations

Knowledge of test frameworks, linting tools, and static analysis systems

Experience supporting large monorepos or complex dependency graphs

Strong documentation and technical communication skills

Experience improving onboarding workflows and reducing time-to-productivity for new engineers

Minimum Qualifications

Strong experience with CI/CD systems and automated testing for large-scale software projects

Proficiency with macOS development tooling, including Xcode, SDKs, and build systems

Experience building developer tooling, automation, or infrastructure to improve developer productivity

Strong programming skills in at least one systems or application language commonly used for tooling or automation such as Shell Scripting (Bash) and/or Swift

Experience diagnosing and resolving build, test, and environment-related issues

Ability to work cross-functionally with infrastructure and product engineering teams

Bachelor's degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent job-related experience

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Pay & Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $171,600 and $302,200, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple's discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You'll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses - including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

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