6 days ago
Responsibilities
- Manage end-to-end software code releases for platforms and services supporting Apple Retail Stores.
- Maintain and improve lab and testing environments used to validate changes across the codebase.
- Develop automation tools and workflows that shift testing earlier in the development lifecycle.
- Participate in weekly release reviews and assess proposed changes for downstream impact, vulnerability exposure, patch cadence, and release integrity.
- Design, maintain, and troubleshoot Jenkins-based CI/CD pipelines.
- Implement release strategies including code freezes, canary or pilot rollouts, hot-fix workflows, and emergency patch processes.
- Create and maintain technical documentation and collaborate with multiple development teams.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience in release engineering, configuration management, software engineering, DevOps, SRE, release engineering, site reliability engineering, systems administration, or a closely related role.
- Proficiency with Git and modern source-control practices, including branching strategies, pull requests, and common workflows.
- Experience designing, maintaining, or troubleshooting Jenkins CI/CD pipelines.
- Scripting and automation experience with one or more of Python, Ruby, Go, or Bash.
- Strong hands-on Linux experience, including RHEL or an equivalent distribution, at the command line.
- Preferred experience with Puppet, Ansible, geographically distributed software environments, release strategies, hot-fix and emergency patch workflows, lab and testing environments, artifact creation, code signing, software supply chain practices, Argo CD, Flux, and Kubernetes distributions such as K8s or K3s.
About Apple
Apple designs and sells consumer electronics, software, and services for consumers and professionals worldwide, including iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch, and AirPods, plus platforms like iOS/macOS and services such as the App Store, iCloud, Music, and TV+. Its business combines device sales with services and subscriptions and in-house silicon design. Founded in 1976, Apple is headquartered in Cupertino, California, and trades on NASDAQ as AAPL.