Software Build & Integration Engineer
Job Description
Summary
The Software Build & Integration team at Apple is at the core of the Apple software development process. We are responsible for delivering the state-of-the-art operating systems and applications to Apple customers. The role empowers build engineers to influence new feature integration into Apple software, by collaborating with engineers from Software, Hardware, Localization, QA, and Project Management teams. Software Build & Integration Engineers will have the opportunity to utilize and implement solutions using distributed computing, cloud services, and virtualization technologies to deliver Apple software to customers. This involves engineering innovative solutions for Apple\'s production build system in support of macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, visionOS, Xcode, and more!
Description
Job Responsibilities
Specific responsibilities include:
- Working cross functionally with teams across Apple to ship new features or products
- Collaborating with Apple development teams to configure project code bases
- Coordinating with product teams to modify integration pipelines with zero downtime
- Ensuring high quality outcomes for all developer tools-focused deliveries
- Bringing modern solutions to solve unique challenges with developer tools delivery
- Troubleshooting and resolving complex software integration issues
- Developing tools and processes to improve and automate workflows
- Filing actionable bugs and resolving bugs efficiently
Job Expectations
A successful software build & integration engineer will be expected to:
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Exercise critical thinking skills, anticipating the needs of others
- Have strong multi-tasking skills
- Build deep relationships with product owners
- Utilize Apple\'s technology stack to solve challenges with developer tools builds and integration
- Understand and account for edge cases with developer tooling to ensure scalability for operational teams
- Be an independent learner, insatiably curious, and know when to ask for help
- 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
- Understand, retain, and perform complex procedures relevant to software integration and configuration pipelines
- Be proficient with git or other version control
- Develop strong UNIX debugging skills
- Document and communicate status frequently to product teams, engineering program managers, and other stakeholders
- Document new processes, and update existing documentation
Specific responsibilities include:
- Working cross functionally with teams across Apple to ship new features or products
- Collaborating with Apple development teams to configure project code bases
- Coordinating with product teams to modify integration pipelines with zero downtime
- Ensuring high quality outcomes for all developer tools-focused deliveries
- Bringing modern solutions to solve unique challenges with developer tools delivery
- Troubleshooting and resolving complex software integration issues
- Developing tools and processes to improve and automate workflows
- Filing actionable bugs and resolving bugs efficiently
Job Expectations
A successful software build & integration engineer will be expected to:
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Exercise critical thinking skills, anticipating the needs of others
- Have strong multi-tasking skills
- Build deep relationships with product owners
- Utilize Apple\'s technology stack to solve challenges with developer tools builds and integration
- Understand and account for edge cases with developer tooling to ensure scalability for operational teams
- Be an independent learner, insatiably curious, and know when to ask for help
- 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
- Understand, retain, and perform complex procedures relevant to software integration and configuration pipelines
- Be proficient with git or other version control
- Develop strong UNIX debugging skills
- Document and communicate status frequently to product teams, engineering program managers, and other stakeholders
- Document new processes, and update existing documentation
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelors, Masters, or equivalent experience in Computer Science
- 1-3 years Software Build-related experience
- UNIX administration and strong software debugging skills
- Deep knowledge of toolchain assembly and developer tools builds
Preferred Qualifications
- macOS, iOS, or UNIX development experience
- Strong problem solving and debugging skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Knowledge of operating system, network, and compiler concepts
- Comfortable writing scripts (Bash, Python, Perl, Ruby, etc.)
- Proficiency with advanced text editors (Sublime, vim, emacs)
- Customer service experience
- Ability to anticipate the needs of others and adapt to changing conditions
- Authoring complex regular expressions
- Experience with Xcode and/or Makefiles
- Comfortable reading backtraces and stack traces
