Senior Build & Release Engineer - AI-Driven Automation

Apple Inc.; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in Cupertino seeks a Senior Build and Release Engineer to join the Home Systems Software (HSS) Engineering Operations team. You will design, implement, and automate our build and release tools to improve developer productivity.

You will apply AI to accelerate workflows, maintain SCM best practices, and collaborate across engineering teams to move our install, CI/CD, and deployment processes forward in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent work experience.
• 5+ years in a software build & release role preferred.
• Experience with AI-integrated automation, LLM tooling, agents or MCP integrations is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Design, architect and implement build & release tooling to optimize engineering workflows.
• Maintain and improve current tooling and advance it to the next level.
• Apply AI to increase efficiency and velocity across automation, tooling and support workflows.
• Collaborate across engineering teams to drive SCM best practices and deployment processes.

Skills

Automation

AI-assisted tooling

CI/CD (Jenkins)

Git source control

Branching strategies

Large-scale systems

Cross-team collaboration

Analytical problem solving

Written & verbal communication

Fast-paced environment

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field

Tools

Jenkins

Xcode

Kubernetes

Docker

Bitbucket

Job description

Apple Inc. in Cupertino seeks a Senior Build and Release Engineer to join the Home Systems Software (HSS) Engineering Operations team. You will design, implement, and automate our build and release tools to improve developer productivity.

You will apply AI to accelerate workflows, maintain SCM best practices, and collaborate across engineering teams to move our install, CI/CD, and deployment processes forward in a fast-paced environment.