Build & Integration Engineer - macOS/iOS CI/CD

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 207,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Diego, CA, is seeking a Software Build Engineer, Build and Integration to help deliver macOS, iOS, watchOS, and related software.

You will collaborate across software, hardware, localization, QA, and project management teams to enhance the production build system and support Xcode and related tools. The role emphasizes strong coding practices, testing discipline, and the ability to interpret complex build logs.

Qualifications

• macOS, iOS, UNIX development experience.
• UNIX administration and strong software debugging skills.
• Knowledge of operating system, network, and compiler concepts.

Responsibilities

• Ask clarifications to understand the big picture.
• Find multiple solutions to a problem, evaluate tradeoffs, and decide the best approach.
• Maintain a strong coding and testing mindset (CI/CD, high code coverage).
• Understand, retain, and perform complex procedures.
• Be proficient with git or other version control.
• Develop UNIX debugging skills.
• Communicate status to product teams and engineering managers.
• Document new processes or update wiki pages.
• This role is expected to work Tue–Sat after training period of 3 months.

Skills

macOS development

iOS development

UNIX development

UNIX administration

Debugging skills

Git or SVN

Tools

Xcode

Makefiles

Regex

Job description

Apple Inc. in San Diego, CA, is seeking a Software Build Engineer, Build and Integration to help deliver macOS, iOS, watchOS, and related software.

You will collaborate across software, hardware, localization, QA, and project management teams to enhance the production build system and support Xcode and related tools. The role emphasizes strong coding practices, testing discipline, and the ability to interpret complex build logs.