Senior Build and Release Engineer, Apple Services Engineering

Apple Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 181,100 - 318,400; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and free services

Educational reimbursement

Employee stock purchase program

Job summary

A leading technology company located in San Francisco is seeking a Senior Build and Release Engineer to develop and maintain the infrastructure for its cloud services. You will manage CI/CD pipelines and work closely with teams to enhance developer workflows. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience in automation frameworks using Python or Golang and proficiency in cloud technologies. This role offers competitive benefits including stock options and comprehensive medical coverage.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience building automation frameworks and tools.
• Hands-on experience designing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines.
• Proficient in source code dependency management and release automation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain CI/CD automation for build and release processes.
• Manage multi-environment pipelines and deployments.
• Define and enforce release processes and deployment standards.

Skills

Python

Golang

Bash

CI/CD automation

Linux

Containers

Git

Terraform

Jenkins

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering-related field

Tools

Terraform

Ansible

Docker

Kubernetes

Grafana

Job description

Senior Build and Release Engineer, Apple Services Engineering

San Francisco, California, United States Software and Services

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.

Description

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Minimum Qualifications

• 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
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering-related field or equivalent related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 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

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. The base pay range for this role is between $181,100 and $318,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits.

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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.

Apple accepts applications to this posting on an ongoing basis.