Sr. Software Engineer, Continuous Integration

Apple Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 142,300 - 263,300; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock programs

Medical and dental coverage

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Apple Inc. in San Diego seeks a Sr. Software Engineer to develop and maintain CI pipelines for Streaming Media Ecosystem engineers. You will integrate CI with central build processes across OS release trains, debug distributed systems, and explore AI tools to improve developer productivity and experience.

The role requires 5+ years in CI/DevOps, strong communication, and passion for high-quality developer tools. Expect collaboration across teams and ongoing system improvements.

Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years in CI/DevOps for large cross-functional projects
• Excellent communication, problem solving, critical thinking and cross-functional collaboration
• Interest in leveraging AI tools (LLMs) to enhance productivity

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain CI pipelines with high uptime and on-time triage
• Triage build and test issues affecting CI
• Develop AI-powered failure analysis systems and actionable insights
• Create tools, scripts, dashboards, and automation to improve CI experience
• Provide engineering support for engineers working on large-scale projects

Skills

CI/DevOps

Communication

AI interest

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/CE

Job description

Sr. Software Engineer, Continuous Integration

San Diego, California, United States Software and Services

Description

We're seeking a Software Engineer to develop and maintain CI pipelines that serve Streaming Media Ecosystem engineers at Apple. You'll collaborate with the engineering team on roadmaps, ensure pipeline uptime during critical periods, and build innovative solutions for test results reporting and triage. The role involves integrating CI systems with central build processes across all OS release trains, debugging complex distributed systems, and exploring LLM/generative AI tools to improve engineering workflows in the CI space. Ideal candidates have a passion for building high-quality developer tools, understand large-scale software shipping, driving cross-functional projects, and possess strong communication skills with a drive to enhance developer productivity and experience.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and maintain CI pipelines ensuring high uptime and efficient on-time triage.
• Triage build and test issues found or affecting CI.
• Develop sophisticated failure analysis systems leveraging AI, providing actionable insights through comprehensive data analysis.
• Develop tools, scripts, dashboard, automation workflows to improve CI experience for engineering teams.
• Provide engineering support for a large group of engineers working on large-scale software projects under active development.

Minimum Qualifications

• BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of experience in CI/DevOps (preferably for embedded systems), and in managing and triaging high volume CI pipelines for large cross functional projects.
• Excellent communication, problem solving, critical thinking and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Interest in leveraging AI technologies (LLMs, generative tools) to enhance productivity and workflows

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of and familiarity with developing in Apple’s ecosystem, including the Unix platform, Xcode, and Apple’s OS platforms.
• Experience with embedded systems programming languages like Objective-C/Swift.
• Working experience in leveraging AI/ML systems effectively to improve productivity and workflows.
• Passion for Apple products, the CI user experience, and the developer user experience while reviewing CI results.

Base pay for this role ranges between $142,300 and $263,300, depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees may also have the opportunity to become shareholders through discretionary employee stock programs, acquire restricted stock unit awards, participate in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan, and obtain benefits such as comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, discounted products and free services, tuition reimbursement for formal education, potential discretionary bonuses or commission payments, and relocation assistance.

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

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