Software Engineer, Distributed Build Systems

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Cupertino, CA
Salary: $129,300–$225,300 / yr
Posted: 161 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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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

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TL;DR · Software Engineer, Distributed Build Systems

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Software Engineer - Distributed Build Systems joins the Software Engineering Developer Productivity team to build and operate a distributed build platform essential for operating system and app delivery. This role involves solving complex distributed systems and build automation challenges by optimizing distributed scheduling, ensuring build correctness, developing caching strategies, and improving overall performance. The engineer will manage the full lifecycle from conception through delivery and operation, creating new features, designing testing strategies, and utilizing data analytics to measure impact and improve reliability on large-scale infrastructure. Key technical areas include backend systems, infrastructure, and developer tooling. Preferred skills involve distributed systems, scheduling, caching at scale, observability, monitoring, SRE practices, AI-assisted development tools, and experience with build systems like Swift Build, Bazel, or Buck to resolve intricate problems within the core build pipelines.

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Skills

Distributed Systems Build Systems Bazel Buck Swift Build SRE Observability Monitoring Telemetry Data Analytics Infrastructure Backend Caching Strategies

What you'll do

Optimize distributed scheduling and caching strategies for large-scale build systems.
Develop and implement new features for the internal distributed build platform.
Ensure build correctness and reliability across all operating systems and apps.
Create testing strategies to validate system behavior in production environments.
Analyze performance data and telemetry to identify bottlenecks and improve system speed.
Manage high-availability solutions running on large-scale infrastructure.
Use data analytics to measure the impact of features and drive continuous improvements.
Support production systems and perform on-call rotations to ensure minimal service interruption.

What we're looking for

At least 2 years of software engineering experience in developer tooling, backend, infrastructure, or systems contexts.
Experience developing testing strategies and operating software in production environments.
Ability to use metrics, telemetry, and performance data to evaluate system behavior and identify bottlenecks.
Experience with distributed systems, scheduling, or caching at scale.
Knowledge of observability, monitoring, or SRE practices.
Familiarity with build systems such as Swift Build, Bazel, or Buck.
Ability to leverage AI-assisted development tools to improve productivity.

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