at Apple
Location
Seattle, United States of America
Compensation
$181k–$318k USD
Type
full time
Posted
2 months ago
Market range · company + function + seniority
p25 · target · p75 · n=675
Posted $318k · above the band
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We are looking for engineers who have exceptional expertise in build systems and release automation. Engineers who can demonstrate unique leadership skills, are passionate about working in a complex environment and codebase, and constantly obsess about the developer experience.
Develop and maintain CI/CD automation to streamline the build and release processes
Manage multi-environment pipelines handling pull request reviews, code validation, and deployments
Manage the release lifecycle, including artifact packaging, publishing, qualification, and deployment
Define and enforce release processes, branching strategies, and deployment standards
Partner with teams across CloudKit to improve developer workflows and build system reliability
Triage, investigate, and remediate build failures, deployment issues, and infrastructure incidents
4+ years of experience building automation frameworks and tools using Python, Golang, or Bash
Hands-on experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines
Proficient in source code dependency management, artifact packaging, and release automation
Knowledge of operating systems administration (linux or unix), network, and compiler concepts
Experience with containers, cluster management, and cloud-native deployment patterns
Experience troubleshooting distributed systems, including debugging Java-based stack traces
Bachelor’s degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience
Strong familiarity with version control systems, e.g., GitHub or GitLab
Strong background with infrastructure-as-code tools, e.g., Terraform, Ansible, or Puppet
Strong fundamentals in CI/CD software, e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Bamboo
Proficient in build and packaging automation, e.g., Maven, Gradle, Make, and Artifactory
Experience using AWS, GCP, and cloud native technologies, e.g., Docker, Kubernetes, and gRPC
Experience with Kubernetes for container orchestration, including operators and Helm charts
Experience with monitoring and observability tooling, e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, or Datadog
We are looking for an experienced Build and Release Engineer to help develop and maintain the next-generation of Apple's cloud services infrastructure. You will be working on CloudKit, Apple's foundational privacy-focused database platform, which securely stores users' data and seamlessly keeps it synchronized across all their Apple devices.
CloudKit manages data at a massive scale! It is a strongly-consistent database of structured data that serves billions of active Apple customers. Considered the bedrock of iCloud, it is purpose built to be performant, highly available, and extremely scalable. CloudKit is a platform designed to the highest standards of user privacy that not only empowers developers to build highly collaborative and secure applications, but it is also the storage foundation for Apple's signature cloud experiences, such as Photos, Drive, Notes, Keynote, News, and many third party applications!
We are a world-class team who has a real passion for engineering and delivering high quality services to Apple's customers. As a key member of a versatile organization, you will build and maintain the frameworks, tooling, pipelines, and infrastructure that enable our engineers ship great software with speed and confidence.
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.
Learn about accessibility in Apple’s workplace
Learn about reasonable accommodations for job applicants
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.
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 $171,600 and $302,200, 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.
Learn about accessibility in Apple’s workplace
Learn about reasonable accommodations for job applicants
Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.