Apple · 5 months ago
Software Build Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$116K/yr - $203K/yrApple is a leading technology company known for its innovative products and services. The Software Build & Integration team is seeking a Software Build Engineer to influence new feature integration into Apple software and collaborate with various engineering teams. The role involves utilizing distributed computing, cloud services, and virtualization technologies to enhance Apple's production build system for macOS, iOS, and other platforms.
AppsArtificial Intelligence (AI)BroadcastingDigital EntertainmentFoundational AIMedia and EntertainmentMobile DevicesOperating SystemsTVWearables
Responsibilities
Demonstrate willingness to ask for clarification and context to understand the big picture
Find multiple solutions to a problem, evaluate tradeoffs, and decide the best approach
Have strong coding ability and testing mindset, e.g. CI/CD, high code coverage, chaos engineering
Understand, retain, and perform complex procedures
Be proficient with git or other version control
Develop strong UNIX debugging skills
Communicate status frequently to product teams and engineering program managers
Document new processes or update an existing wiki pages
Qualification
Required
macOS, iOS, or UNIX development experience
UNIX administration and strong software debugging skills
Knowledge of operating system, network, and compiler concepts
Demonstrate willingness to ask for clarification and context to understand the big picture
Find multiple solutions to a problem, evaluate tradeoffs, and decide the best approach
Have strong coding ability and testing mindset, e.g. CI/CD, high code coverage, chaos engineering
Understand, retain, and perform complex procedures
Be proficient with git or other version control
Develop strong UNIX debugging skills
Communicate status frequently to product teams and engineering program managers
Document new processes or update an existing wiki pages
Preferred
Programming in Python, JavaScript, Objective-C, or Swift
Familiarity with version control systems such as git or subversion
Proficiency with advanced text editors (Sublime, vim, emacs)
Authoring complex regular expressions
Experience with Xcode and/or Makefiles
Web systems development or web application development experience
Comfortable reading backtraces and stack traces
Benefits
Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
Retirement benefits
A range of discounted products and free services
Reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
Discretionary bonuses or commission payments
Relocation
Company
Apple
Apple is a technology company that designs, manufactures, and markets consumer electronics, personal computers, and software.
Founded in 1976
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$5.67BKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Tim Cook
CEO
Craig Federighi
SVP, Software Engineering
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