Senior Release Engineer - Private Cloud Datacenter

Socket.dev; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Service Engineering in Seattle seeks a Senior Software Release Engineer to drive test strategy, automation infrastructure, and validation for next-generation datacenter and Private Cloud Compute initiatives. You will shape how Apple builds, tests, and releases software across hardware and software stacks, collaborating with SOC, platform, and software teams.

In this high-visibility role, you lead end-to-end initiatives, own critical test architectures, and ensure performance at scale while

Qualifications

• 10+ years in release engineering and build infrastructure.
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience; MS or PhD a plus.
• Expertise with large-scale build systems and C++/Swift/Python toolchains.
• CI/CD at scale with cost, cache, and flake reduction; deadlines tied to OS or hardware launches.

Responsibilities

• Define test strategy and automation infrastructure for distributed systems.
• Validate novel compute platforms across hardware and software stack.
• Collaborate with hardware and platform teams to ensure reliability and scale.
• Lead technical initiatives end-to-end in a cross-functional setting.

Skills

Release engineering

Build infrastructure

CI/CD at scale

C++/Swift/Python toolchains

OS/hardware launches

Education

BS in Computer Science or equivalent

MS or PhD a plus

Job description

Apple Service Engineering in Seattle seeks a Senior Software Release Engineer to drive test strategy, automation infrastructure, and validation for next-generation datacenter and Private Cloud Compute initiatives. You will shape how Apple builds, tests, and releases software across hardware and software stacks, collaborating with SOC, platform, and software teams.

In this high-visibility role, you lead end-to-end initiatives, own critical test architectures, and ensure performance at scale while