Software Engineer - Distributed Build Systems

Apple • Cupertino, CA

12h

About The Position

Apple's distributed build platform is central to the development and delivery of
every operating system and app we ship. Tens of thousands of engineers rely on
it daily to develop software that ships to billions of customers — a scale that
has few peers in the industry. This role is part of the Software Engineering
Developer Productivity team that builds and operates that platform, working at
the intersection of developer productivity and systems engineering to solve
complex distributed systems and build automation challenges. Every performance
improvement and correctness fix translates directly into faster, more reliable
software development for thousands of engineers across Apple, and ultimately
into better products for billions of people. The challenges here go well beyond
routine development. They demand creative thinking, strong fundamentals, and a
drive to build solutions where none exist yet.

DESCRIPTION

We're looking for software engineers who are ready to take on large, complex
systems problems and deliver high-quality solutions within Apple's Build System.
Previous background with systems engineering experience, a drive to solve hard
distributed systems problems, and the ability to develop depth of expertise in
the complexity of builds at Apple will ensure your success. You'll work as part
of a collaborative team and partner with other teams across Apple to optimize
distributed scheduling, ensure build correctness, develop caching strategies,
and continuously improve build performance. From conception through to delivery
and operation, you'll tackle intricate problems, build new features, develop
testing strategies, measure outcomes, and deliver highly-available solutions
that run on large-scale infrastructure. Once delivered, you will drive continued
improvements through data analytics that will measure impact of your feature and
drive up reliability of the system. This will also ensure minimal interuption
during your time on call supporting our production systems. Ultimately, this
will drive what matters: Improving Apple's build pipelines and Software
development at Apple.

Requirements

• 2+ years of software engineering experience in developer tooling, backend, infrastructure, or systems contexts
• Experience developing testing strategies and operating software in production environments using metrics, telemetry, and performance data to evaluate system behavior, identify bottlenecks, and drive iteration on systems

Nice To Haves

• Distributed systems, scheduling, or caching at scale
• Observability, monitoring, or SRE practices
• Leveraging AI-assisted development tools to improve personal and team productivity
• Build systems (Swift Build, Bazel, Buck, etc.)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed