Release Engineer - CI/CD & AI Automation

Socket.dev; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple is seeking a Release Engineer to help build and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines and release automations in a large-scale enterprise environment. You will work with Go, Python, Jenkins, and modern deployment tools, contributing to robust release processes across environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous growth through exposure to AI-driven automation and emerging practices in CI/CD.

Qualifications

• 3 years in Release Engineering, DevOps, or Build/CI roles.
• Strong programming with Go or Python.
• Good understanding of CI/CD concepts, Git workflows, and branching strategies.
• Experience with Linux systems and scripting (Bash, Shell, Groovy).
• Proficiency in Jenkins pipeline creation, troubleshooting, and optimization.
• Ability to troubleshoot build, deployment, and release issues across environments.
• BS or MS in Engineering, CS, or equivalent education/experience.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate in a highly collaborative environment balancing rapid execution with technical excellence.
• Gain exposure to modern CI/CD tooling and AI-driven automation practices.
• Contribute to scalable release engineering and software delivery pipelines.

Skills

Go

Python

CI/CD concepts

Git workflows

Linux scripting

Jenkins

Troubleshooting

Education

BS/MS in Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Harness

Terraform

Ansible

CloudFormation

Artifactory

Nexus

Grafana

Prometheus

ELK

Splunk

Docker

Kubernetes

Argo Rollouts

Job description

Apple is seeking a Release Engineer to help build and maintain scalable CI/CD pipelines and release automations in a large-scale enterprise environment. You will work with Go, Python, Jenkins, and modern deployment tools, contributing to robust release processes across environments.

The role emphasizes collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous growth through exposure to AI-driven automation and emerging practices in CI/CD.