Senior Build and Release Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type
On-site
Location
Cupertino, CA
Salary
$150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted
11 days ago
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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 · Senior Build and Release Engineer

The Sr. Build and Release Engineer - HSS joins the Engineering Operations team within the Home Systems Software group. This role focuses on developing and driving the build and release process for products like Apple TV and HomePod. The engineer will design, architect, and implement tools to optimize engineering workflows while integrating AI into automation, tooling, and support workflows to increase velocity. Key responsibilities include maintaining current tooling, triaging failures, and driving new processes across the engineering organization. Required technical skills include proficiency with continuous integration and delivery platforms like Jenkins, source control systems such as Git and Bitbucket, and AI-assisted development tools. Candidates should also possess experience with branching strategies, Xcode, Kubernetes, and Docker to solve complex software delivery problems.

What you'll do

  • Design, architect, and implement tools that optimize the engineering workflow.
  • Maintain and improve current build and release tooling to enhance organizational efficiency.
  • Integrate AI tools into automation, tooling, and support workflows to increase velocity.
  • Manage continuous integration and delivery platforms such as Jenkins.
  • Implement and enforce source control best practices and branching strategies.
  • Build large-scale software and triage build failures.
  • Drive new software development processes across the engineering organization.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • Proven record of developing automation and streamlining developer productivity.
  • Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools like coding assistants and LLM-based tools.
  • Hands-on experience with continuous integration and delivery platforms such as Jenkins.
  • Advanced experience with source control (e.g., Git) and branching strategies.
  • Experience building large-scale software and triaging failures.
  • 5+ years experience in a software build & release related role (preferred).
  • Experience with Xcode, Kubernetes, Docker, and Bitbucket (preferred).

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