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Senior Software Engineer - Distributed Build Systems

Apple· Software and Services
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Hybrid (Cupertino, California, United States; San Diego, California, United States)$184.7k - $324.8kFull-timePosted 6mo ago

About the role

Senior software engineer role within Apple's Software Engineering Developer Productivity team, focusing on distributed build platforms. Responsible for solving complex distributed systems and build automation challenges, leading high-impact projects, mentoring others, and communicating trade-offs across teams to improve build performance, correctness, and developer productivity at scale.

Responsibilities

  • Own technically complex and high-impact projects to optimize distributed scheduling, ensure build correctness, develop caching strategies, and improve build performance at scale.
  • Set technical direction, make design trade-offs, and ensure high-quality outcomes.
  • Post-delivery, use data and telemetry to measure impact, drive reliability improvements, and support production systems on call.
  • Mentor engineers, establish engineering best practices, improve development processes, and foster a culture of technical rigor and continuous improvement.
  • Provide thoughtful code reviews, facilitate design discussions, and create growth opportunities for less-experienced engineers.
  • Communicate across organizational boundaries, articulate technical trade-offs, align efforts across teams, and represent the team’s technical perspective in cross-functional planning.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of software engineering experience in developer tooling, backend, infrastructure, or systems contexts
  • Experience developing testing strategies and operating software in production using metrics, telemetry, and performance data to evaluate system behavior and drive iteration
  • Experience owning delivery of projects with significant scope, including defining approach and driving completion
  • Experience mentoring engineers or raising team capabilities through code review, design guidance, or knowledge sharing

Skills

Required:Distributed systemsBuild systemsObservability/Monitoring (SRE practices)Communication and leadership
Nice to have:AI-assisted development tools

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Discounted products and free services
  • Education reimbursement including tuition
  • Discretionary bonuses or commission potential
  • Relocation assistance (potential)
  • Apple shareholder opportunities via stock programs
  • Employee stock purchase plan participation
Last updated Oct 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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