Engineering Project Specialist, OS Build
Apple is where individual imaginations gather together, committing to the values that lead to great work. Every new product we build, service we create, or Apple Store experience we deliver is the result of us making each other’s ideas stronger. That happens because every one of us shares a belief that we can make something wonderful and share it with the world, changing lives for the better. It’s the diversity of our people and their thinking that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do. When we bring everybody in, we can do the best work of our lives. Here, you’ll do more than join something — you’ll add something.
Are you passionate about software automation and release engineering? Does shipping an OS to hundreds of millions of users appeal to you?
Be part of the team that ships macOS, iOS, tvOS, watchOS and visionOS to the world! The SWE team is looking for an individual with strong OS fundamentals, excellent communication skills, and a desire to join an amazing team who ships OS’ that drive Apple’s products. We’re looking for people who enjoy designing solutions to solve problems and an appetite for continuous improvement.
Work cross functionally and gather requirements for shipping OS software. Provide daily prioritized information to the build and integration team on upcoming releases. Own the responsibility for delivering beta software for Mac, iPhone, iPad, HomePod, Apple TV and Apple Watch to customers and developers. Support engineering teams to execute secrecy initiatives for OS releases to safeguard Apple’s most innovative and disruptive technologies.
This role includes responsibility for:
- Converge on developer seeds and customer shipping software by managing source changes for nightly builds
- Identifying, escalating, and communicating key issues
- Developing strategies for improving build release and software deployment processes
- Driving for resolutions on build issues with engineering teams
- Helping to manage risk in the release endgame leading up to customer launch
- Releasing software to seed users and customers
- BS/MS EE/CS/CE or equivalent
- Exceptional verbal and written communication
- Detail oriented with project management skills
- Build and Release Engineering/Release Management experience highly desirable
- Project management experience in software development life cycle highly desirable
- Unix programming/scripting experience highly desirable
- Self-motivated and proactive with demonstrated creative and critical thinking capabilities
- Excellent time management skills; you love to prioritize duties and responsibilities in order to be more effective