SWE - Build & Integration Engineering Manager, CoreOS
Apple Inc
London, United Kingdom
Job posting number: #7293343 (Ref:apl-200576882)
Posted: November 5, 2024
Job Description
Summary
At Apple, we create a unique blend of hardware and software to bring an industry leading customer experience to the world. To do that, things have to work seamlessly together to achieve more than any one piece could on its own.
The Software Build & Integration team is at core of how we create and iterate on this experience day to day at Apple. We are responsible for delivering the state-of-the-art operating systems and applications to Apple customers. As a leader, your role focuses on empowering build engineers to influence new feature integration into Apple software, by collaborating with engineers from Software, Hardware, Localization, QA, and Project Management teams. You will also be engaged with functions across the organization to shape the future of what it means to be a build engineer and how we can further scale Apple’s build operations. Imagine what we could do together for the future of Apple’s software.
The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionised entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. We are working to take the integration, build, and test process of the low-level components of iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS to the next level (think kernel and low-level libraries). We don't have all of the answers on how to do that yet, but we are continuously learning and experimenting in order to develop the best solutions by exploring, measuring, and trying new things. We are responsible for integrating, building, and validating nearly a quarter of all changes that go into our OS releases that affect 1 billion+ customers, so this isn’t just a theoretical exercise. We won’t be satisfied with anything less than outstanding.
The Software Build & Integration team is at core of how we create and iterate on this experience day to day at Apple. We are responsible for delivering the state-of-the-art operating systems and applications to Apple customers. As a leader, your role focuses on empowering build engineers to influence new feature integration into Apple software, by collaborating with engineers from Software, Hardware, Localization, QA, and Project Management teams. You will also be engaged with functions across the organization to shape the future of what it means to be a build engineer and how we can further scale Apple’s build operations. Imagine what we could do together for the future of Apple’s software.
The people here at Apple don’t just build products — they craft the kind of wonder that’s revolutionised entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that encourages the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. We are working to take the integration, build, and test process of the low-level components of iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS to the next level (think kernel and low-level libraries). We don't have all of the answers on how to do that yet, but we are continuously learning and experimenting in order to develop the best solutions by exploring, measuring, and trying new things. We are responsible for integrating, building, and validating nearly a quarter of all changes that go into our OS releases that affect 1 billion+ customers, so this isn’t just a theoretical exercise. We won’t be satisfied with anything less than outstanding.
Description
*This is a remote position*
As a CoreOS Build & Integration Engineering Manager, you’ll oversee the build and verification process of the Kernel and related components for all of Apple’s OS releases. You’ll work as part of an agile team whose goal is to shorten the feedback cycle for our internal customers. Our aim is to provide fast turnaround to all of our partners by driving operational excellence for builds of Apple software. In this role you will:
- Lead a team of build engineers to set the standard for software development to deliver new, innovative solutions and tools as well as day-to-day operations
- Develop the team to respond to incidents, escalate issues, and run retrospectives
- Monitor metrics, report trends, and innovate on operational workflows
- Work cross functionally with teams across Apple on complex integration efforts
- Hire, inspire, coach, train, and develop engineers to take on new responsibilities in integrating software systems
- Lead discussions and drive efforts to enhance the reliability and scale of our production build operations
- Work with project management teams to determine engineering priorities and resource engineering efforts
- Engage partners in planning of compute, storage, and headcount for operational support
- Foster an inclusive work environment and a culture that values diverse perspectives
- Innovate and execute on our hiring and training processes
As a CoreOS Build & Integration Engineering Manager, you’ll oversee the build and verification process of the Kernel and related components for all of Apple’s OS releases. You’ll work as part of an agile team whose goal is to shorten the feedback cycle for our internal customers. Our aim is to provide fast turnaround to all of our partners by driving operational excellence for builds of Apple software. In this role you will:
- Lead a team of build engineers to set the standard for software development to deliver new, innovative solutions and tools as well as day-to-day operations
- Develop the team to respond to incidents, escalate issues, and run retrospectives
- Monitor metrics, report trends, and innovate on operational workflows
- Work cross functionally with teams across Apple on complex integration efforts
- Hire, inspire, coach, train, and develop engineers to take on new responsibilities in integrating software systems
- Lead discussions and drive efforts to enhance the reliability and scale of our production build operations
- Work with project management teams to determine engineering priorities and resource engineering efforts
- Engage partners in planning of compute, storage, and headcount for operational support
- Foster an inclusive work environment and a culture that values diverse perspectives
- Innovate and execute on our hiring and training processes
Minimum Qualifications
- Strong software development skills and experience with TDD standard methodologies; if you are the right person we don’t mind which technologies you are used to as long as you show flexibility
- Proficient with Git and other version control systems
- Strong experience with crafting, running, and solving problems in native builds (Objective-C, C++) and have a solid understanding of compilation
- Proven experience leading cross-functional efforts around systems architecture, software development, operational processes, and product features
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Familiar with highly-scalable, distributed systems and parallel workflows
- Experience adapting to challenges, providing support, and leading by example in a constantly changing environment
- Ability to inspire, coach, train, and develop team members to consistently provide exceptional work
- Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills with a focus on providing hands-on support and leadership to your team
- You have experience with Docker and Kubernetes
- You have experience with configuration management tools like Salt and Ansible
