Sr. Software Engineer - Developer Platform (ASE)
Cupertino, California, United States
Software and Services
Apple Services Engineering org is building the next generation of tools empowering Apple’s software developers to build products that surprise and delight our customers. The Software Development Platform is responsible for the cutting edge of continuous integration and delivery systems that Apple’s developers utilize to build, test and deploy their code. We're a fast moving, cross-functional organization with ambitious goals, a strong user base, and a wide leash to build the future of developer tooling at Apple. Our systems have to scale globally, remain highly available, and "just work”. We're looking for a talented individual to join us in powering a new way of developing software.
At Apple, great ideas have a way of becoming extraordinary products, services, and customer experiences very quickly. We don’t just build products — we build the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries! It’s the diversity of our ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts.
Key Qualifications
- Extensive professional experience designing, building, testing, and supporting software
- Enjoy ownership and individual responsibility to drive a project from idea to completion
- Have worked directly with users and are able to offer technical expertise, often in a 1:1 environment
- Operate as a generalist, working across many different technical domains, picking up skills as need
- Are highly collaborative and can function effectively in a person-to-person culture
- Have a passion for enabling people to do their best work and a laser-focus on the end-user experience
- Used, supported, or developed on Kubernetes, other Cloud Native technologies, and/or general purpose CI/CD systems
- Skilled with build tools we use like Bazel & Gradle
- Competent with languages we use; Starlark, Go, Java, Kotlin, Scala, and Python
- Proficient with Docker, Kubernetes, Jenkins, Tekton, and/or Spinnaker.
Description
As a key contributor on the Software Platform Development team you will work on:
• Developing automation infrastructure that can globally and efficiently distribute CI workloads
• Building management planes to measure and control bespoke Kubernetes infrastructures
• Creating developer facing tooling to build and monitor software across a variety of surfaces
• Designing custom services to facilitate easier integration testing, resource utilization, and many more
• Advocating for and compose hermetic systems for building Apple’s customer facing software
• Introducing resiliency and consistency into Apple’s production systems
• Collaborating with internal developers on scoping new features, triaging workflows, and crafting more ambitious tests
Senior engineers will be expected to excel at making informed technology choices within complex architectures, whether it's deciding to build or buy specific components and selecting the right frameworks. Your deep understanding of the organization's business, products, customers, and strategy will empower us to pinpoint opportunities aligning with our team's mission.
We expect senior engineers to make decisive choices even amid conflicting perspectives, demonstrating our commitment by disagreeing when necessary and then committing to the chosen path. Navigating ambiguity is our strength - you will concentrate on the broader objectives, goals, and desired impact, taking deliberate steps forward. Our dedication extends to coaching and mentoring teammates, considering their unique skills, backgrounds, and working styles. You will actively seek and provide constructive feedback to foster growth within our team.
Education & Experience
BS degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or equivalent experience.