Apple's Software Developer Workflows team delivers fast, reliable CI systems that make Apple's software easier to develop and ship. We believe that streamlined development unlocks creativity, innovation, and potential for developers.
We're looking for an engineer to join our APIs and UI Services team, where you'll build and maintain the foundational services and interfaces that enable Apple’s software engineers to build, test, and validate code changes.
We value diverse perspectives and unique skills. More than specific experience, we seek an engineer passionate about building great software, continuous learning, and solving complex technical problems.
Description
In this role, you'll work on both backend APIs and frontend services that form the backbone of Apple's CI infrastructure. You'll design systems that scale reliably, maintain services that integrate with diverse workflows, and improve the developer experience for teams across the company. Your contributions will directly impact how efficiently Apple's engineers can validate and ship code.
Success requires flexibility, proactivity, and thriving in a supportive environment with challenging problems. You'll need excellent judgment for timely technical decisions, ability to collaborate effectively on design discussions, and strong technical depth to make informed tradeoffs.
In your role as an APIs and UI Services Engineer, you will:
Minimum Qualifications
BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
2+ years of software engineering experience, preferably focused on API development, backend services, or platform infrastructure
Proficiency in languages suited to backend systems work (Go, Python, Java, Scala, C/C++, etc.)
Proven ability to work independently on complex problems and collaborate effectively on team initiatives
Strong communication skills to collaborate with diverse teams and explain technical decisions clearly
Demonstrated experience in designing or contributing to systems that handle scale, reliability, and integration across multiple services
Preferred Qualifications
Deep expertise in API design, RESTful services, or microservices architecture
Experience building or maintaining API gateways, authentication systems, or authorization frameworks
Proficiency with frontend frameworks and technologies for building developer-facing UIs (React, TypeScript, etc.)
Experience with event-driven architectures, message queues, or asynchronous processing systems
Problem-solving approach to integrating disparate systems and building reliable service-to-service communication
Attention to detail and quality mindset regarding API contracts, error handling, and reliability
Experience with CI/CD systems, build pipelines, or developer platform infrastructure
Familiarity with observability tools, logging systems, or distributed tracing for debugging production issues
Background with version control systems integration and SCM-related workflows
Knowledge of macOS or iOS development environments and build processes
Familiarity with on-call rotations, incident response, or production support
Responsibilities
Design and maintain APIs for Apple’s CI services, supporting diverse project and pipeline configurations
Develop and enhance services that integrate with developer workflows
Build and maintain services that initiate CI builds from multiple sources, ensuring reliable invocation across various use cases
Implement UI features and backend services that improve the log viewing and analysis experience, helping developers quickly identify and diagnose issues
Develop systems that optimally annotate PRs with build and test results
Build services that extract and surface relevant failure information from logs to support failure analysis and developer productivity
Provide on-call support to assist customers, troubleshoot issues, and maintain system reliability
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