Apple

Software Build Engineer

Apple$100K — $130K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in software build and integration roles
  • Strong coding skills in Python, JavaScript, Objective-C, or Swift
  • Experience with macOS, iOS, or UNIX development and administration
  • Proficient in using version control systems, especially git
  • Knowledgeable in operating system and network concepts
  • Ability to author complex regular expressions and read code backtraces

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate new features into Apple software
  • Develop and implement innovative solutions for the production build system
  • Utilize distributed computing and cloud services for software delivery
  • Maintain and document existing processes within the team's knowledge base
  • Communicate build statuses regularly to relevant stakeholders
  • Evaluate tradeoffs in problem-solving and implement the best solutions
  • Debug and troubleshoot complex software issues in UNIX environments

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on state-of-the-art operating systems and applications
  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional engineering teams
  • Access to cutting-edge technologies and tools
  • Potential for professional growth within a leading tech company
  • Involvement in significant projects impacting millions of users
Full Job Description
The Software Build & Integration team at Apple is at the core of the Apple software development process. We are responsible for delivering the state-of-the-art operating systems and applications to Apple customers. The role empowers build engineers to influence new feature integration into Apple software, by collaborating with engineers from Software, Hardware, Localization, QA, and Project Management teams. Software Build Engineers will have the opportunity to utilize and implement solutions using distributed computing, cloud services, and virtualization technologies to deliver Apple software to customers. This involves engineering innovative solutions for Apple's production build system in support of macOS, iOS, watchOS, tvOS, Xcode, and more!

Description

-Demonstrate willingness to ask for clarification and context to understand the big picture

- Find multiple solutions to a problem, evaluate tradeoffs, and decide the best approach

- Have strong coding ability and testing mindset, e.g. CI/CD, high code coverage, chaos engineering

- Understand, retain, and perform complex procedures

- Be proficient with git or other version control

- Develop strong UNIX debugging skills

- Communicate status frequently to product teams and engineering program managers

- Document new processes or update an existing wiki pages

Minimum Qualifications

macOS, iOS, or UNIX development experience.

UNIX administration and strong software debugging skills.

Knowledge of operating system, network, and compiler concepts.

Preferred Qualifications

Programming in Python, JavaScript, Objective-C, or Swift

Familiarity with version control systems such as git or subversion

Proficiency with advanced text editors (Sublime, vim, emacs)

Authoring complex regular expressions

Experience with Xcode and/or Makefiles

Web systems development or web application development experience

Comfortable reading backtraces and stack traces

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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