We're looking for a highly motivated Software Engineer passionate about building software integration systems and developer tools. Our team has developed a software integration system to allow developers more power to manage their software changes across a wide number of software release trains and across many hardware platforms. It's critical we continue to build this system to empower developers to spend more time focusing on building their technologies and applications. We are a team enthusiastic about building critical pieces of developer tooling as well as the systems needed to uphold a high bar of quality and reliability. Join us in our mission to enhance the Apple software development ecosystem by providing engineering teams with powerful, efficient, and dependable continuous integration capabilities.

Description:

The engineer will develop and maintain CI pipelines that serve both broad client needs as well as specific use cases dependent on the domain and feature sets of each team. This person will interface with client team integration leads to collaborate on roadmaps and services planning, ensuring alignment between CI capabilities and team requirements. The engineer will be responsible for maintaining high uptime of CI pipelines, particularly during critical integration periods when reliability is paramount. This person will build innovative solutions for how CI pipelines communicate status and feedback to clients and users, especially when build, test, or system failures arise. The engineer in this role will keep CI pipelines integrated with the latest central build and integration processes across all Apple operating system release trains. This person will debug complex computer and networked systems to root cause failures in distributed build and integration environments and build solutions. The engineer in this role will be required to innovate with integrating large language models (LLMs) and generative AI tools into engineering workflows for the purposes of improving operational efficiency and productivity. Ideal candidates for this role will have a passion for building high-quality developer tools and understand the processes involved to ship software at large scale. Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential to be successful in working across many teams to build the best developer experience possible. Ideal candidates are energetic when collaborating with others and are hungry to build innovative solutions that improve developer productivity.

Preferred Qualifications:

You have an understanding of low-level git plumbing commands, hooks, and reflog.

You have strong verbal and written communication skills.

You have broad experience in overall system design and implementation.

You have an understanding of multi-threaded programming and synchronization.

You're experienced driving what matters by meeting key stakeholders and surfacing specifications for feature requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

You demonstrate an understanding of distributed systems, asynchronous behaviors in pipeline design, CI/CD systems, and build infrastructure.

You demonstrate ability to write and debug software systems in scripting languages such as Ruby, Python, zsh, or JavaScript.

You have a solid understanding of git capabilities including branching, merging, rebasing, and resolving conflicts.

You can verbally communicate and document technical issues and solutions clearly.

You have strong project management or strong organizational skills which is required for managing the client load of the system.

You're experienced in the planning, design, implementation, integration, test, and maintenance phases of software development and an understanding of developer workflows.

You demonstrate the ability to innovate or lead improvements to software quality.

You're effective at mentoring and coaching other engineers through code and design reviews.

You have an interest in exploring and leveraging emerging AI technologies (e.g., LLMs, generative tools) to streamline processes and enhance productivity and creativity.

You have a BS or MS in CS, EE, or related.

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 .

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 $120,300 and $210,100, 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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