Build & Integration Configuration Tools Engineer

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 Configuration Tools Engineers to influence how we build software at scale by collaborating with the wider Build and Integration team as well as engineers from Software, Hardware, Localization, QA, and Project Management teams. Configuration Tools Engineers will have the opportunity to utilize and implement solutions using distributed computing, cloud services, and virtualization technologies to improve the build system that delivers 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

- Plan and develop automation to ensure scale, security, and UX improvements for the Operational team

- Evaluate tradeoffs of all solutions for a problem, and align on the best approach with stakeholders

- Utilize all available data to ensure the best possible solution

- Gather requirements for enabling Software Engineering's features in the builds, align on cross functional goals, and communicate ongoing strategy

- Strong accountability to future success of customers, looking to plan scaleable workflows with organizational goals in mind

- Work with operational team to ensure deployment and ongoing use of automation

- Track KPIs ensuring success enabling Apple's ongoing development

Preferred Qualifications

Automation development experience surrounding high scale operations

Web systems development or web application development experience

Ability to build testing suites ensuring no regressions

Proficiency with git or other version control

Minimum Qualifications

macOS, iOS, or UNIX development experience.

Programming in Python or Swift

Excellent customer collaboration and communication skills

Demonstrated data driven decision making

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