at Apple
Location
Sunnyvale, United States of America
Compensation
$147k–$272k USD
Type
full time
Posted
1 weeks ago
Market range · company + function + seniority
p25 · target · p75 · n=800
Posted $272k · in the market band
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As a Systems Software Developer, you will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand the project goals and develop systematic solutions, workflows, and approaches to achieve those goals. This would include contributing to projects in low-level software and algorithms, building CI/CD pipelines and workflows, and developing infrastructure and tooling to help deliver innovative Apple technologies and products.
Design, build, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and automated workflows with a focus on reliability, traceability, and data analytics.
Develop instrumentation and reporting systems that surface build health, test failure trends, and developer productivity metrics.
Debug and resolve failures across build, test, and deployment infrastructure; improve signal-to-noise across CI reporting.
Identify and drive adoption of AI-assisted and agentic workflows to accelerate development and validation cycles
Collaborate with engineering teams to inform project structure, dependency architecture, and build/test capabilities
Build and maintain internal tools and APIs that integrate with Apple's engineering stack, including Xcode and Swift-based workflows
Partner with cross-functional teams to translate system requirements into robust, maintainable infrastructure, processes, and workflows
BS and a minimum of 3 years relevant industry experience
3+ years of experience designing, building, and maintaining production software systems and applications
Experience building or maintaining CI/CD pipelines and automated build or test workflows
Experience working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL in production environments
Experience developing large-scale internal APIs or developer-facing tooling
Proficiency in Python and shell scripting to build automation and workflow tooling
Experience with technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with CI platforms such as Jenkins, Buildkite, or equivalent systems
Experience developing with Swift, Xcode, or other Apple platform technologies
Familiarity with software observability, metrics systems, or developer productivity analytics
Experience working across multiple concurrent projects in a fast-paced, cross-functional engineering environment
Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts and project plans clearly across engineering and non-engineering stakeholders
Experience with Xcode and CMake are a bonus
Experience with computer vision, video processing, and/or machine learning data infrastructure is a bonus
At Apple, we tackle large-scale engineering challenges to deliver products that are intuitive, reliable, and built to last. Our engineering teams operate at the intersection of CI systems, software architecture, data analytics, build engineering, and developer tooling — owning the systems and workflows that enable complex, large-scale projects to move fast, scale, and ship with confidence.
At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $147,400 and $272,100, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We seek to promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. Learn more about your EEO rights as an applicant
At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.
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