Software Engineer, Build Support Engineering

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: San Diego, CA
Salary: $142,300–$214,300 / yr
Posted: 53 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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About Apple Inc

Apple Inc. is a multinational technology company known for designing and manufacturing consumer electronics, software, and online services, including the iPhone, Mac, iPad, and App Store. Industry: Consumer Electronics & Software

Apple Inc currently has 3497 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Build Support Engineering

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Software Engineer - Build Support Engineering As a Software Engineer on the Build Support Engineering team, you will modernize large-scale build and deployment systems to empower hundreds of developers. You will design, build, and optimize scalable backend services and APIs to manage build, deployment, and hotfix workflows. Key responsibilities include migrating legacy codebases into multi-repo workflows, standardizing containerized build artifacts, and developing agentic AI systems to autonomously triage incidents and debug failures. You will utilize Java, Python, and Kubernetes for container orchestration and distributed systems. The role requires applying AI-driven tools and agentic systems to automate workflows and reduce operational toil. You will collaborate with project managers and SREs to ensure production systems remain performant, resilient, and maintainable while improving overall developer productivity across the platform.

What does a Software Engineer earn in California?

Median $214500 from 1193 postings across 76 companies.

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Skills

Java Python Kubernetes CI/CD Distributed Systems NoSQL Microservices Kafka PyTorch TensorFlow LangChain Hugging Face LangGraph Containerization APIs Algorithms Data Structures

What you'll do

Design and optimize scalable backend services and APIs using Java and Python for build and deployment workflows.
Modernize legacy build pipelines by consolidating multiple artifact types into a single standardized containerized image.
Develop multi-repo developer tooling for build, hotfix, request, and auto-merge systems.
Build agentic AI systems that autonomously triage incidents, debug failures, and provide developer support.
Integrate AI-driven tools into on-call triage and debugging to automate workflows and reduce operational toil.
Build and maintain containerized services using Kubernetes for reliable deployment and orchestration.
Evolve platform architectures for reliability and performance while adding unit tests and addressing security vulnerabilities.
Contribute to CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure automation to enable rapid, safe deployments and hotfixes.

What we're looking for

BS, MS, or PhD in Computer Science/Engineering.
2+ years of industry experience building backend systems.
Strong programming skills in Java and Python.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration and deployment.
Knowledge of algorithms, data structures, and distributed systems principles.
Experience with databases (relational and/or NoSQL) and scalable service architectures.
Familiarity with utilizing and developing AI-driven and agentic tools to improve workflows and productivity.
Experience with build systems, CI/CD tooling, and modernizing legacy build-and-deploy pipelines (preferred).

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