Apple

Release Engineer, Retail and Marcom Engineering

Apple$130K — $155K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3 years in Release Engineering, DevOps, or Build/CI roles.
  • Strong programming skills in Go or Python.
  • Understanding of CI/CD concepts and Git workflows.
  • Experience with Linux systems and scripting languages like Bash or Groovy.
  • Proficient in Jenkins for pipeline management and troubleshooting.
  • Ability to resolve build and deployment issues across various environments.
  • BS or MS in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate within a fast-paced and technically competent team environment.
  • Utilize modern CI/CD tools and practices to enhance automation.
  • Troubleshoot and optimize Jenkins pipelines for efficiency.
  • Implement best practices in build, deployment, and release management.
  • Engage with AI-driven automation techniques in release processes.

Benefits

  • Exposure to cutting-edge AI-powered automation tools and practices.
  • Opportunities for personal growth and career advancement.
  • Collaborative work environment fostering teamwork and innovation.
  • Access to modern CI/CD tooling that enhances skill development.
Full Job Description
Description

In this role, you will work within a highly collaborative environment that balances rapid execution with technical excellence. You will gain exposure to modern CI/CD tooling and emerging AI-driven automation practices, opening up clear pathways for personal growth and career advancement.

Minimum Qualifications

3 years of experience in Release Engineering, DevOps, or Build/CI roles.

Strong programming experience 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, Computer Science, or equivalent education/experience.

Preferred Qualifications

5 years of experience in Release Engineering, DevOps, or Build/CI roles.

Expert in CI/CD concepts, Git workflows, and branching strategies.

Hands-on experience with Harness for automated deployments and governance.

Experience integrating CI/CD pipelines with automated testing and quality gates.

AI-Driven Release Automation: Exposure to AI-driven automation in release pipelines, including automated test generation and prioritization, anomaly detection in build/release metrics, predictive failure analysis, and self-healing pipelines.

AI-Assisted Troubleshooting: Experience using AI/ML-based tools or LLMs to accelerate root cause analysis, summarize build/release failures, or generate remediation suggestions.

Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, CloudFormation).

Exposure to artifact management tools (Artifactory, Nexus).

Understanding of observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus, ELK, Splunk) to monitor release pipelines, including using anomaly detection to proactively flag pipeline health issues.

Knowledge of security best practices in CI/CD (secrets management, signing, vulnerability scanning), including AI-assisted vulnerability triage and prioritization.

Experience with feature flagging systems or progressive delivery (e.g., Argo Rollouts), including data-driven or AI-assisted rollout decisioning.

Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and orchestration basics (Kubernetes).

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

About Apple

Apple is a corporation that designs, manufactures, and markets mobile communication and media devices, personal computers, portable digital music players, and sells a variety of related software, services, peripherals, networking solutions, and third-party digital content and applications. Apple provides many products and services, including iPhone; iPad; iPod; Mac; Apple TV; a portfolio of consumer and professional software applications; the iOS and OS X operating systems; iCloud; and accessories, service, and support offerings. It sells its products worldwide through its retail stores, online stores, direct sales force and third-party cellular network carriers, wholesalers, retailers, and value-added resellers to the consumer and also sells third-party iPhone, iPad, Mac and iPod compatible products, including application software and accessories through its online and retail stores. Introduced in 1984, the Macintosh was the first widely sold personal computer with a graphical user interface (GUI). That feature and others such as an improved floppy drive design and a low-cost hard drive that made data retrieval faster helped Apple cultivate a reputation for innovation. Apple was named as the most admired company in the United States in 2008 and in the world from 2008 to 2012 by the Fortune magazine. The company was founded by Steven Paul Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Gerald Wayne on April 1, 1976, and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

Apple Careers

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Learn more about Apple
Size
154,000 employees
Market Cap
$2,074.3 billion
Industry
Net Income
$63.9 billion
Founded
1976
5 Year Trend
+11.5%
Revenue
$294.1 billion
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