Software Lifecycle Engineering - Software Engineer

Apple Inc.; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in London is seeking a Software Engineer to create impactful solutions for software development processes. You will work to simplify the way developers at Apple build, test, and deploy their software, enhancing their experience and productivity. Candidates should have a strong background in a modern programming language and experience with automation in software life cycles. This role offers the chance to work at scale and contribute to high-quality services for customers.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in a modern programming language (Java preferred).
• Solid experience automating Software Lifecycle processes.

Responsibilities

• Create solutions that enable developers to focus on their priorities.
• Build solutions that improve the developer experience at scale.
• Provide robust monitoring and support for tools in service.

Skills

Modern programming language proficiency

Software Lifecycle automation

Problem-solving

Detail-oriented mindset

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Slack

Job description

Software Lifecycle Engineering - Software Engineer

London, England, United Kingdom Software and Services

The Apple Cloud organisation is building the next generation of tools empowering Apple’s software developers to ship products our customers love. We're a small, empathetic, user-focused team crafting and building a continuous integration and delivery system that Apple’s developers utilise to build, test and deploy their code.Our goal is for Apple-internal developers to have a happier, easier time developing because of us, so that Apple's end-users have a better experience, and we're looking to hire people who are excited to make that a reality. At a time when AI is changing how we do software development, there is a great opportunity now to define how that impacts on building and delivering software at Apple.

Description

In this role you will create solutions that enable individual developers to focus on their own priorities. These solutions will make the process of building, testing and deploying their software, simpler and more efficient. Achieving this involves engaging with those developers to determine the right potential designs, then refining them as a team to create functional and elegant solutions that improve the developer experience.You’ll be expected to build those solutions, at a scale and level of reliability that meets the demands at Apple. Providing robust monitoring, testing and support to ensure they are always in service.This position offers the opportunity to solve problems at a scale only seen within Apple, to a level of quality that Apple is known for, making this role both technically challenging and impactful. Your work will affect our ability to safely provide innovative new services to our customers.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent experience
• Strong proficiency in a modern programming language (Java preferred)
• Solid experience automating Software Lifecycle processes

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using AI/ML software engineering tools
• Experience building tools for engineers, backed by distributed systems at large scale.
• Experience working with Slack
• Working knowledge of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Willingness to productively challenge assumptions.
• A detail oriented mindset, showing pride in the work you deliver.